If Victor was indeed the murderer, it would be necessary to put in a lot of effort to lure him into a trap for capture, and for the capture itself, and that's if we don't say more...
Ayko still had some ideas on this: for example, she could leave something like a fake announcement with a well-thought-out text, but this was a plan for the worst-case scenario; for now, the plan was still to look for opportunities for the suspects to commit the crime.
But none of this was necessary, because in the middle of the report to the princess, she had to urgently rush to the guard headquarters, and the leader of Carneol hurried after her. It seems that their imprisonment still had a negative impact on the investigation; these two days were enough for the criminal to completely lose it and start a massacre right among his colleagues... Terrible news. The dwarf was angry with herself for allowing this fatal delay, even though she obviously couldn't know how bad things were.
In the end, as befits a servant of the crown, the girl remains silent with dignity in the guard, while Her Highness deals with at least what can still be dealt with.
Upon learning of the death of the bastard, Guion buys the most expensive wine and goes to celebrate with his "girlfriend." She sips wine through a straw through the bars, and then goes to moan in the cell, where she howls "Margel Central."