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There isn’t really a need to make an elaborate scene, though, author-san. I was thinking more about how you could present it because I doubt a crime scene involving someone’s death with a knife sticking out of their throat would scream excitement. I like it more if you can connect the murders themselves to the murderer using symbolism. Think of it as an indirect way to show a bit of character exploration for a psychopath like Tyrian. For example, that draft of mine regarding Lionheart that you officially included in the story, particularly that last sequence where people found his corpse chopped up and put up on top of Haven in the shape of a cross. The mockery of religion, I believe, is a nice theme to use for Tyrian. You know, the idea of Adam having Great Sage reconstruct the murder scene isn’t exactly a bad one. I’m not sure if you’re familiar with the Batman Arkham games (minus that last installment), but when it comes to criminal cases, Batman enters a sort of detective mode by using one of his gadgets to scan for clues and reconstruct them on the spot. I always enjoy seeing it in action, so you could probably do the same thing with Adam and Great Sage. Plus, it gives the latter more usage since she hasn’t gotten much screen time lately. For reference, you can search for “BATMAN ARKHAM KNIGHT detective mode” on YT. Overall, I think this direction would lessen the burden on you, author-san. It’s crisp and concise without forcing you to brainstorm for unneeded details while still giving Adam the opportunity to ‘play’ detective to his heart's content. That said, why couldn’t he immediately storm towards the culprit when he’s likely capable of just that? Because Adam wanted to destress himself after what happened. I did mention before that I’d like to see more psychological exploration in your story, so this is one of those opportunities for it if we go with the idea that Adam didn’t come out unscathed after that night in Menagerie. Not to mention, it allows you to pace the narrative in Mistral without (hopefully) much rushing. Of course, the effect that made Adam a tad insane shouldn’t be a lasting thing, just long enough to see something interesting occur.