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My interviews had ended at the termination of the school day, and although I typically used that as an excuse to knock off early, the investigation beckoned. I wanted to peek at Garou’s preliminary report as to what he’d gathered, although I knew nothing would be back from analysis yet. I also wanted to get a sense of the atmosphere around Lycan Castle to prepare myself for the inevitable backlash from the previous day’s events.
The first scent that came to me when I walked into the castle was that of candle smoke, which wasn’t too unusual, but the green bite of sage caught my attention. Typically the only time we burned sage along with the candles was to smudge the Council Chamber before a meeting, a tradition dating back to the days when the Council met in secret and needed to clear
