Tales of Neutral Ground IC

[CozJa]

As his companions start negotiations with Berem, the paladin follows them without speaking. He will probably ask for some help later, but that's his work, and he doesn't feel the need to ask for a favor.
When they reach the 'crime scene', even the veteran of many investigations hesitates for a moment, looking at the massacre laid out before him.

He slowly walks around, observing the scene and saying nothing; after a while, he approaches Beren.

"That's... that's almost worse than when we discovered the Tailor of Menthis' liar. Who... or what could have done this?"