Violet and the Thorn Bird

"I need everyone to tell me the truth." Heloise sat at the top of the round table in the living room, put her hands on the table, and looked at everyone, "What happened here."

"A servant passed out." Fanny supported her face, "It was in the crowd and suddenly collapsed."

"Who touched him before that?" Heloise asked.

"Anyone could be," cried Randolph impatiently. "How do we know whom he had contact with before entering the drawing room?"

"Just tell me about the meeting room, sir." Heloise said.

"Randolph touched him." Cal touched the tip of his nose with interest, "I touched him too."

"Thank you very much for your candor." Heloise smiled. "Randolph, can you tell me what you did with this servant?"

"Don't use that attitude, Heloise." Randolph looked badly, "I hate being suspicious. I'm drinking tea, and he's making tea for me, that's all."

"No one likes to be suspected." Heloise looked at him. "Glynn Randolph."

She called Randolph's full name, and Frost climbed onto the table silently, showing the displeasure under the Valkyrie's smile.

"Gal went to fetch a glass of rose water for me." Fanny's fingertips danced, "I'll be back soon."

"He spilled the tea," Gall said, "and Randolph left the drawing room."

"Of course I have to leave." Sensing that the atmosphere was going against him, Randolph said, "He wet my clothes, and I need to go back to my room to change. And not only did I leave the living room, after I Earlier, this Mr. Xiao En also left the living room."

"I'm going to wash my hands." Sean calmly nodded to the No. [-] servant outside the round table, "This one will accompany me from the washroom to the living room. What about you, Glenn Randolph?"

"...I'm alone." Randolph frowned.

"Hmm." Borg, who had been sitting on the other side, flipped through a servant's watch, "Alone."

"Of course I'm alone." Randolph said quickly, "I don't think this matter has anything to do with you, Borg!"

"Of course," Borg said, "but you're a little sensitive, and a little scared."

"I'm not afraid," Randolph said. "The Greens despise thieves, and there's no way any Green could have taken something lost. I'm just going to change my clothes."

"We're only discussing the living room now." Heloise said.Peter stood behind her, leaned over and said something, Heloise nodded, "The unconscious servant has woken up, let's ask him."

The No. [-] male servant was depressed, he entered tremblingly, stood by the round table, his voice trembled when he was stared at by everyone.

"Miss...I'm sorry...but I swear...I don't know anything." He kept wiping his sweat, biting his words, "I really...don't know anything."

"Relax child," said the old wizard Worf, "there are just adults here."

"No." Borg closed the watch. "Actually, you know something. Honesty is another manifestation of loyalty. Don't try to lie in front of your master."

The second valet plopped down on his knees, trembling all the time, and said, "...I'm sorry miss...but I really don't know anything...I shouldn't have been in the drawing room...but my friend is very ill today ..."

"You changed positions privately." Peter's crutch lightly tapped the ground, "Unforgivable concealment."

"No!" said the second manservant, "just this time, my lord! He suddenly had a fever last night, and Lily told him that he couldn't change the time today, and he had to serve in the parlor, but he couldn't get up, so I told him Will come to the living room."

"Where's your original location," Borg said, "I assume it's ice clearing."

"... yes... yes," replied the second valet.

"The eyes of the devil king are sealed in the ice sculpture." Old Peter said with a serious face, "The daily cleaning is inspection, and your negligence gave the thieves an opportunity to take advantage of it. Who is doing the ice sculpture cleaning work this morning?"

"...Lily." The second servant choked up, "My lord...I really...didn't know that the demon king's eyes would be lost..."

"Send Lily here," said Heloise. "I need to ask her something."

"Don't waste your time elsewhere!" Randolph suddenly interrupted, "The thieves are here, among us!"

"You know so much." Gal smiled kindly, "It seems that you have already understood the truth."

"You're the only one not worthy to sit down," said Randolph, "you thief. Gentlemen, this man once appeared in the Forest of Magic, his origins are unknown, his speech is confused, and he has a criminal record. He once stole my loot. .”

"Be reasonable, Randolph." Gray raised his hand and said loudly, "Gal has never left the living room!"

"He has accomplices." Randolph said decisively.

"Yeah," Borg said. "I beat a naked man with him."

Randolph stood up suddenly, and the old wizard's staff was immediately in the middle. He said kindly, "I like to listen to you talking, but it's not arguing. Randolph, sit down. Borg, take your bad intentions, now you can Not the time to joke."

Lily entered the drawing room, she was very young, with a little freckles on her cheeks, but very cute.Clutching her apron nervously, she saluted the crowd.

"Don't be afraid of my girl." Heloise said softly, "Tell me, were you the one who cleaned the ice sculptures this morning?"

"Yes miss." Lily bowed her head.

"Why didn't you tell Peter?" Heloise asked.

"Because the lord told us yesterday that there must be no shortage of people in the living room." Lily said, "and I have cleaned the ice sculptures before...it was still there when I cleaned it in the morning, and Lord Tok also said that the seal is normal."

Tok is the wizard who checks the seals.

"She might lie, too," said Randolph. "Servants are cunning people."

"I'm only telling the truth." Lily looked up and grabbed the apron, "Please trust me, miss."

"Maybe she," Randolph said, "cooperated with Gal and stole the eyes."

"...No." Lily panicked, "I can't...Miss...I will tell Lord Tok immediately if I touch the seal!"

"That's exactly what you should explain," Randolph said, "why the seal doesn't respond."

"You can't slander my lord..."

"Slander?" said Randolph. "Who gave you the right to look up at me? Bow your head! Listen to me."

"Please..." Lily cried, "It's not me...you..."

"This matter is very simple." Randolph said, "Gal used the commotion in the living room to distract attention and gave this maid a chance. They used some methods to unlock the seal and stole the eyes of the devil. As for why, everyone We all know that the order to subdue the Demon King has only been issued now, and Gal may be..."

"Shut your mouth," Borg said. "Now."

"Let her finish talking about Randolph." Heloise held her forehead, "Don't interrupt!"

"...I saw you...the leader..." Lily whispered, "...this morning...you appeared next to the ice sculpture...you touched it...the eyes of the Demon King."

"Aha," Gal snapped his fingers, "interesting. Randolph, where are you going to do, look affectionately at the devil?" He laughed, "Or do you want to take it away?"

"You're lying!" Randolph stood up again.

"Perhaps she is not lying," said the old wizard.

"Mr. Wolf..." Randolph couldn't believe it.

"Actually." The old wizard finally showed his indifference, "The devil's eyes were lost last night." He got up and leaned over to Heloise, "Forgive me Heloise, Toke told me this morning, The seal suddenly disappeared. We checked the onion balls around the ice sculpture, and found no abnormality, and no trace of the peeping eyes... I am afraid that the only 'person' who can do this is the owner of these eyes. I can't act rashly, So I used the magic spell to maintain the illusion. The temple immediately launched an investigation."

Frost suddenly covered the entire room, and the coldness penetrated to the bone marrow.

"I'm like a fool." Heloise stood up.Her long brown hair poured down her back, her eyes were deep, and she slid across everyone's face, "My distinguished guests, I repeat, I must listen to the truth. Don't challenge the patience of Reik's spear, and don't play me ,Understand?"

"...I did touch it." Randolph swallowed hard, "this morning. I swear I didn't take it! I just sensed something was wrong... Do you understand Heloise... the smell of it It's a little different from the horns sealed by our Green family...I know now...that's because it had become a fake at that time...it was Teacher Wolf's phantasm."

"The breath of the demon king cannot be imitated." The old wizard continued, "I would like to extend my sincere apologies to you all. When you arrived at the living room, the temple inspected everyone's room."

"This is Lake Manor." Peter frowned, and he knocked on the ground again, "The Valkyrie is the master!"

"And what do you find out," said Heloise.

"Nothing." Worf bent down again, "...no problem."

"...I saw the head of the group." Lily said again, and she dodged back in fear, "At noon...the lord came out of the living room...to the room of the lord Xiao En...and took it when he left. Sean-sama's things...then he went back to his room to change clothes."

"A thief." Sean tapped his fingertips on the table, "The pride of the Green people?"

"Randolph." Heloise looked at Randolph, "Why did you do this?"

"That's because he's Sean!" cried Randolph. "Sean! His name is Sean! Don't you have the slightest doubt, Heloise! ​​I lost the Order of the Rose this morning, and it's in his room! And we I have fought the dragon knight before, I am familiar with..."

"Businessman." Sean said, "I'm just a businessman. Are you saying that I stole your medal? My lovely head, the roses of the Green family are not worth much to me. I can afford more."

"Act based on the word 'doubt'." Fanny said, "Are you really suspicious of others Randolph? The Green family is greedy, and you already have the horns of the devil."

"He should have doubted himself," said Gray. "You've brought shame on the family, Randolph."

"Listen!" Randolph said, "The devil's eyes were lost last night, and what I did today has nothing to do with it! I also want to ask, Sean, where were you last night?"

"No comment." Sean said coldly.

"The banquet is over, and you're not in the room." Randolph approached, "You didn't come back until the early hours of the morning."

"You look like a voyeur," Sean said, "but I'm not interested in men."

"Where did you go last night!" Randolph squeezed out the words, "Please tell me the truth!"

"It's none of your business," Sean said.

"You dare not answer," said Randolph, "because you..."

"He's with me." Heloise paused slightly, "We stayed until the early hours of the morning."

Galvo smiled on the back of his chair.

"It's a pity." He said sympathetically, "You suspect the wrong leader again."

The surrounding eyes were complicated, and Randolph suddenly felt a cold feeling in it, and he stopped abruptly.

Finally realized that I was in the game.