After returning home from the tavern, Elliandra decided to wind down for the night. She cracked open a book and read for an hour before going to sleep. However, right before her head hit the pillow, she was startled awake by a familiar voice.


    “Hi Elliandra,” Holden said from behind her window curtain.


    Ahhh! Elliandra screamed and threw her pillow at him. “Holden! What are you doing here!?”


    “Sable’s here too.”


    Sable appeared right beside Elliandra on her bed and said, “Hello, my Lady.”


    Elliandra looked at the two of them and groaned. “What are you two doing here?”


    Holden left out the fact that he had snuck inside the police station to look at the case files and evidence. However, he explained everything related to what had happened to Sable.


    Elliandra’s jaw dropped after hearing the story. “Oh my god. Are you two okay? Is there anything I can do?”


    Holden and Sable looked at each other and smiled before Holden made his request.


    “Are there any inspectors with the department that you trust?” Holden asked.


    “Yes.”


    “Then tell them we have the case of the century for them.”


    Elliandra sighed. She then dug a palm-sized stone out of the drawer of her nightstand. This stone was made of malachite, a stone that contains trace amounts of copper. It was a material used by mages to communicate over long distances. All it required was for the spell''s inscription to be carved into the stone and for the mage to pour their magic into it, then they could contact anyone they knew from anywhere in the world, as long as they also had one of this stones.


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    Elliandra managed to get in touch with her contact, who said they would meet her at the location she provided.


    Elliandra told Holden and Sable to wait outside while she changed out of her nightgown into more appropriate clothing. She then went with Holden and Sable to the abandoned building. After deciding to get in touch with Elliandra, Holden had tied up Valrin to a support beam. The bodies of the minotaur and two humans were just left on the floor where they fell.


    Holden, Elliandra, and Sable waited several minutes for the person Elliandra had contacted to arrive. Her contact was a captain from another precinct in Chrimoria. He was a dwarf that went by the name Captain Hardfall.


    Captain Hardfall arrived on horseback with a dozen officers. All of them were dressed in plated armor with the insignia of the Chrimoria Police Department on it, a golden griffon standing on its hind legs with a white circle around it that said Chrimoria Police Department.


    Captain Hardfall and his men met with Holden and the others on the second floor. The captain looked around and grunted. “This doesn’t look good. Elliandra, you said this inspector was involved in the whole thing?”


    “Yes captain,” Elliandra replied. “The inspector was conspiring to destroy any evidence related to a murder case involving a tavern owner who we suspect was involved in a fairy trafficking ring.”


    Captain Hardfall’s eyes wandered over to the box of evidence beside Holden. “Is that the evidence?”


    “Aye aye Captain,” Holden said.


    “You got a sense of humor, Mr. Holden. I’m guessing you’re the one who dug up this whole conspiracy, though, so thanks for that. My people and I will take things from here. Don’t expect much, though. The chain of custody for this evidence has been broken. It might be inadmissible in court.”


    Captain Hardfall took all of the evidence, Inspector Valrin, and asked if Holden and Sable would come with them as well.


    They spent the rest of the evening at Captain Hardfall’s precinct answering questions, and weren’t released until morning.