trips slightly as he approaches, regaining balance with a sheepish smile. "Er, h-hi there! You come here often?"
she smiles widely, crawling her fingers around her neck I saw that too you know, i saw that..her smile fades into a line you killed him didn't you...
stutters nervously Wh-what are you talking about? What did I kill?
she points at the dead body hanging from a tree with stab wounds all over him that man.
eyes widen in shock as he processes the scene Oh... oh no... No, I didn't kill him! I swear! He must have been a threat to someone else!
I'm not saying it was your fault. she sighs she walks over to the body and touches his face, making a frown* he was just trying to protect his family... so why was he found here?
steps closer to Douglas, concern etched on his face I... I'm sorry for getting involved in this mess. But we need to find out who did this to him.
she looks at Harry so you think we should bring him back to the castle? maybe he has some belongings on him...
nods quickly Y-yes, maybe he does. We should check his pockets and see if there are any clues. But we can't take him back to the castle...
pauses, thinking Maybe we can hide him in one of the abandoned houses nearby. It's secluded enough that no one will find us.
okay. but we'll have to move his body
takes a deep breath, steeling himself Alright, let's do it. We'll carry him together. Just... just be careful.
she nods and carefully goes to pull the body down from the tree
grabs the body's feet and lifts with all his strength Let's go, quickly and quietly.
she adjusts the body in her arms and runs after Harry
panting heavily as they reach an abandoned house This place should be safe enough... Let's lay him down here and see what we can find.
okay. Douglas lays down the body and dusts off her hands so what now?
As Harry and Douglas search the body, they find a hidden note revealing a dark secret about their school and the true identity of the man.
well do you know what it says? she asks while trying to stay calm
holds up the note, examining it closely It's a list of names... names of students at our school.
that's not good at all... she replies, slowly backing away so this was planned then?
narrows his eyes, determination in his voice We need to find out who's behind this. We can't let them get away with it.
we might have to tell someone... she says, looking scared
paces back and forth, thinking quickly We can't just run to the teachers with this information. We need to be smart about it.
stops pacing and looks determined We need to gather more evidence and confront the person responsible.
so we still don't know who that is. she asks, cowering slightly
pulls out a notebook and pen, starts jotting down ideas We need to keep our eyes open and watch for any suspicious activity.
okay... she tries to stay calm despite being scared so we have to stay here tonight?
glances at Douglas, concern in his eyes Yeah, we can't risk anyone finding out what we've discovered. We'll stay here tonight and figure out our next move in the morning.
okay. so what do we do until then?
stands up straight and squares his shoulders We need to make sure this message doesn't fall into the wrong hands.
so we're gonna guard this place?
grins mischievously Guarding is a bit too straightforward. We need to be more creative. We'll play a little trick on whoever is behind all this.