Chapter Six
Part Four
The Nights Rest was a quaint little place, but it was still big enough to hold at least six rooms. The building was made from the same wood as the trees that surrounded it. It was cosy.
Upon entering, the immediate smell of breakfast filled the air. In front of them was a big room with tables and chairs dotted throughout. Line ignored the pair of men that were sitting at one of the tables, and moved straight to the long reception desk to where a slender woman was currently working.
“Excuse me, miss”
The woman looked at her with big brown eyes “yes? How can I help you?”
“we were wondering if one of your guests is missing?” as soon as she said that, the pair sitting together grew quiet.
“oh, I’m not sure. I’ll go ask around”
“Thank you” Line watched the woman move from behind the desk and up the stairs. She then turned to the pair, who were now standing.
The darker skinned one spoke up “a friend of ours did leave last night, but she hasn’t come back yet”
The other one continued “light blonde hair, blue eyes? She wears a lot of light colours?”
“yes. That is who I’m asking about. You know her?”
“Her name is Mauve. Did you find her?”
“is she alright?”
“I’m sorry...” she watched the pair closely, but it seemed like they were really hurt about this news “I’m sorry but, would it be alright if I asked you some questions?”
“...sure”
Line smiled “thank you” she then turned to Ali “wait for the receptionist to come back, I want to know who else is staying at this inn right now”
“Hyde” Vax’dian spoke up “wait with her”
Line didn’t bother asking Vax’dian to do anything, she already knew that he would just follow her around. She turned back to the pair “take a seat” she then took a seat at their table “first what are your names?” she asked when they were both sitting.
The darker skinned one answered for both of them “I’m Jemiah, this is Sean”
“and how did you know Mauve?”
“the six of us are in a roaming band together” Sean answered.
“there’s six of you?”
Jemiah nodded “yes”
“how long were you staying here for?”
“just a few nights. We were headed for Yor”
“what was Mauve like? Was she likable? Did she have any enemies?”
The pair looked at each other “we liked her. She was nice, polite. But we didn’t know her for long, she was our newest member”
“New? When did you meet her?”
“a few towns ago, we were looking for a singer to join us. It was Zayne who found her”
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“Zayne is another member of our group”
“What are the names of the other two?” Vax’dian asked.
“Lyra, and Anya”
“how long has the group been together? Line asked.
“A few years, I’d say”
“we all actually met in Yor. We thought it would be fun to come again”
“I see. I am sorry, but you’re going to need to stay here a few more days. Just so I can find out what happened to Mauve”
Sean’s blue eyes widened “wait. Was she... killed?”
“I’m sorry”
*
Ali And Hyde were waiting by the desk, when two women came down the stairs. Their arms were locked, and they were gigging to each other. Ali immediately thought these two were sisters just based off of how similar they looked.
When the girls spotted them, the girl with pink ribbons throughout her brunette hair quietened while the other smiled showing dimples.
“excuse me” Ali started “but do you know of a woman named Mauve?”
The sisters smiles dropped “what about her?”
“So you do know her. Do you mind if I asked you two some questions?”
“about Mauve? What happened? Is she alright?” the one with short brunette hair asked.
“would you two mind sitting? Here”
Ali moved to a table and sat, Hyde stood behind her acting like some kind of guard. But then again, he was. Ali sighed and pulled into a seat next to her and muttered to him underneath her breath “we need to look friendly, lower your guard a little”
Hyde gave a curt nod, as the two girls sat opposite them.
Ali smiled “can I have your names?”
The short haired woman spoke “Anya” she then gestured to the other in pink “Lyra”
“How do you know Mauve?”
“we’re in a band”
“how many of you are there?”
“Six”
“Can you tell me more about Mauve? Did she have any enemies?”
Lyra tensed up, but stayed quiet. It was Anya who spoke again “she was... definitely something”
“Oh? By your tone I can tell you didn’t like her much. Is that right?”
Anya sighed “she’s nice, and pretty. What’s not to like about her?”
Ali just continued to smile “I see”
“what instrument did she play?”
“she doesn’t she’s our singer”
“what about the others?”
“Lyra plays the Lyre, I play the harp. As for the others, Zayne plays the flute. Sean is our violinist, and Jemiah is on drums”
“and you all get along?”
Anya frowned at that question “do you know something we don’t?”
Ali smiled again “no. We’re just asking questions, is all”
“...wait. You speak of Mauve in the past tense. Is Mauve...?”
“She was killed” Hyde said outright.
Ali kicked him underneath the table, but couldn’t help noticing that the two women in front of her didn’t seem too concerned about that fact “well, I’m sorry. But you’re going to need to stay here for a few more days. In case we need to ask any more questions” Ali gave them one last smile, before standing.
**
The group met back up and exchanged the information gathered so far.
“We still haven’t talked to Zayne” Line said.
“Do you think he killed her” Queen Silva asked.
“I’m not sure yet”
“What about the two you just spoke with?”
“I don’t know. We’ll have to keep investigating”
The receptionist finally came down the stairs, she was retying her black hair into a bun “ah, here you are”
“we never left” Ali said.
“we currently have six guests, but one is missing”
Line smiled “thank you. Could I also ask you your name?”
“it’s Ema”
“Ema, do you live here”
“I do. In the basement”
“Is it just you here?”
“it’s me and my son”
“How old is your son?”
“Denis’ only seven”
“I see. Thank you” a pause “I actually have a few more questions. How many rooms are being used right now?”
“three”
“any how many rooms in total?”
“Six”
Line gave a nod “we’ll take the other three rooms”
Ema smiled “of course”
