Congratulations, Abigail! You rolled a natural 20 on investigation. ;)
Funny thing! The King doesn't seem to be available . . . anywhere. You're not sure if it's because he's on lockdown or if he's being protected in some way, but some careful snooping will get you a pretty good idea as to what's going on. It turns out Kathashun is unavailable . . . likely not through his own doing.
The Crown's Guard, if you ask, are dismissive at best, but if you get close to the Palace Gates, you may overhear some chatter about the King getting into a rather nasty argument with some members of the nobility concerning the death of the girl. There's definitely some sort of disagreement between the King and the rest of the upper crust on how to handle this. You don't get much detail outside of that, but you know the argument was pretty bad.
And, if you're a careful eavesdropper, you might get the idea that Kathashun's message broadcast to the entirety of the city was (1) not run by anyone else or (2) using a powerful magical power that only he seems to have. Kathashun hasn't been heard from since that message, and nobody on the street has seen or heard anything of their ruler.
Finally, as you edge near the Palace, the Guard will have a general unease about them. Some of the older higher officers mutter a lot about spoiled and idealistic brats, the younger officers look hella uneasy at the message Kathashun delivered, and there is definitely a very real frustration from the Guard about the telepathic message sent out earlier. Probably because Kathashun volunteered to throw the dude who allegedly murdered the girl under the bus. That tends to make you wonder about your job permanence.
Either way, the King is not present for a conversation. But you don't walk away empty-handed.
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Funny thing! The King doesn't seem to be available . . . anywhere. You're not sure if it's because he's on lockdown or if he's being protected in some way, but some careful snooping will get you a pretty good idea as to what's going on. It turns out Kathashun is unavailable . . . likely not through his own doing.
The Crown's Guard, if you ask, are dismissive at best, but if you get close to the Palace Gates, you may overhear some chatter about the King getting into a rather nasty argument with some members of the nobility concerning the death of the girl. There's definitely some sort of disagreement between the King and the rest of the upper crust on how to handle this. You don't get much detail outside of that, but you know the argument was pretty bad.
And, if you're a careful eavesdropper, you might get the idea that Kathashun's message broadcast to the entirety of the city was (1) not run by anyone else or (2) using a powerful magical power that only he seems to have. Kathashun hasn't been heard from since that message, and nobody on the street has seen or heard anything of their ruler.
Finally, as you edge near the Palace, the Guard will have a general unease about them. Some of the older higher officers mutter a lot about spoiled and idealistic brats, the younger officers look hella uneasy at the message Kathashun delivered, and there is definitely a very real frustration from the Guard about the telepathic message sent out earlier. Probably because Kathashun volunteered to throw the dude who allegedly murdered the girl under the bus. That tends to make you wonder about your job permanence.
Either way, the King is not present for a conversation. But you don't walk away empty-handed.