The Veil of the Treasury
In Realm of the Crown they say the walls have ears — and this time the saying has proven true. The Chancellery has caught only the end of the thread; the whole skein is still in someone's hands. Suspicion has fallen on Gavril the Farrier, Chamberlain Iorgu and Anica the Miller — and until the proof is plain, none of these names leaves the room. The places named in the testimonies — the queen's garden, the throne room and the cathedral crypt — each await their turn under scrutiny. Take up the quill, follow the thread of the clues, and set your seal upon the verdict.
Suspects
Arms like tree trunks and a forge where all noise dies. Some things are better beaten while hot.
1.88 m
right-handed
dark eyes
black hair
He arranges the king's audiences and, for a small courtesy, the order in which petitions are read.
1.77 m
right-handed
grey eyes
brown hair
Her mill grinds grain by day and rumours by night. The flour comes out white; the rumours, always black.
1.63 m
right-handed
brown eyes
blond hair
Locations
the queen's garden
Roses trimmed to a line and paths you may walk only by invitation. At night, the hedge has ears.
the throne room
Gold, purple, and the most closely watched place in the kingdom. In theory.
the cathedral crypt
The old kings sleep beneath crested slabs. Now and then, someone disturbs their rest.
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.
- An unsigned note, slipped under the door: "the culprit was at the cathedral crypt".
- Whatever the market gossips: the suspect with grey eyes never set foot in the cathedral crypt.
- The gate guard swears: the tallest suspect was in the place where the hedge has ears.