Zorian frowned. Ikzeteri? That sounded familiar, where did he… oh, his old divination teacher had that last name too, didn’t he? And he was a detective, too…
“This Detective Ikzeteri… he wouldn’t be named Haslush, would he?” asked Zorian.
“I think that was his name, yes,” Imaya said, frowning. “I have to say I don’t really remember his introduction all that well. I was too shocked to really pay attention. Why, do you know him?”
“I’ve heard of him,” said Zorian. “It’s not really important, I was just curious. I’ll give him a visit later.”
At that point Kirielle trudged into the kitchen, apparently having decided not to go back to sleep after all, and they all wordlessly decided to shelve the topic of the Sashal family for the moment.
The Sashal family home didn’t look like a scene
