Now, it's time to bring down the curtain on this little drama.

I shall write a letter to Shawster explaining my deductions, and what I think should be done next.

While I'm doing that, do you have any thoughts on this case?

Player: "None I want to share."

Ah, very intelligent. I also dislike speaking of my deductions before they're confirmed.

Here's the letter. Please deliver it to Shawster personally.

Oh, and be sure to let him know Centurion Brynhild will contact him soon.

Player: Accept.

I would like to request you not open the letter. Wouldn't want Shawster to think it'd been tampered with, now do we?

Return here after you make the delivery. On your way back, muse on the case. I'll explain all when you come back.

There are lives at stake here. Please fly as fast as your wings will take you.

Player: "Definitely."

Ah, young Daeva! You're back already!

Has Shorleck solved the case? Does he know what happened to Iliene?

My concern grows with each passing hour! Please tell me you have good news.

Player: "Please read this letter from Shorleck."

A letter? Oh, yes, yes! Now let's see.... What? This is outrageous! This is...is...Centurion Brynhild? Then...I see.

Heh. Hahahahaha! I knew I shouldn't have underestimated him! So his reputation truly is deserved!

I suppose there's no use hiding it anymore. Give Shorleck my congratulations, and tell him it's where Skraw dwells.

Player: "Uhh...all right."

I see you understand the truth now. Yes, Shawster is responsible for Iliene's disappearance, and Maron's as well.

An old man with a young wife and a handsome assistant about her age.... A volatile combination. His story was a lie, of course.

That is what gave him away. The grass was trodden on, not by a woman's foot, but by something much heavier...like an artificial leg. And the stains he left behind resembled blood but were actually an herbal dye made from plants only found near Shawster's home.

Player: "He told me to tell you..."

Where Skraw dwells.... The fiend! That is where he is keeping his wife and assistant!

The Gryphu there will rip them apart. Centurion Brynhild must be told to search that area at once.

All in all, Shawster's biggest mistake was hiring me in order to divert suspicion. And turning to you to be his messenger. I thank you for your able assistance.