The Testimony of the Abbey
A seal that never lies has been placed, this once, in the service of a lie. Until the hand that pressed the seal is found, every written order stands in doubt. Suspicion has fallen on Codrin the Huntsman, Onufrie the Executioner and Ilinca the Baker — and until the proof is plain, none of these names leaves the room. Rumor walks the deed through every corner: the watchtower, the abbey library and the great stable. Open the grid, weigh every clue, and pronounce your verdict: the Chancellery awaits only your signature.
Suspects
He knows the royal forest better than the castle corridors. Tracks, he says, never lie - men do.
1.87 m
right-handed
green eyes
black hair
A quiet man with a loud trade. He keeps a notebook of the last words of every condemned soul.
1.92 m
right-handed
dark eyes
bald
She weighs flour to the gram and people at a glance. No one stays in her debt twice.
1.62 m
right-handed
brown eyes
chestnut hair
Locations
the watchtower
The highest point of the fortress. From here you see everything - and from below, everyone sees who climbs up.
the abbey library
Thousands of leather-bound tomes. Some of the chains on the shelves were cut recently.
the great stable
It smells of hay and hurried departures. Horses give no testimony.
Open the Grid (below) to solve the case, with the testimonies at hand.
Touch a cell: blank → ✗ (excluded) → ✓ (certain) → blank. Each pair of categories meets exactly once.
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Verdict
The culprit always lies; everyone else tells the truth.
- The traces left at the scene show it plainly: the culprit was at the great stable.
- The tracks in the dust do not lie: the suspect with brown eyes was in the place with thousands of leather-bound tomes.
- The Chancellery checked twice: Onufrie the Executioner never set foot in the watchtower.