After a long night, the interrogations start up again. Next up, Presea and Regal. Please read on.

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CHAPTER EIGHT: PRESEA AND REGAL'S INTERROGATION

It was early the next morning. The dew was settling on the grass, the cold air lifting and everyone waking up from their slumber. While the caterer and his team of chefs cooked the day's breakfast, Charles was still busying forming the picture of the night of the murder that eluded even him. Finally, after much deliberation with himself, he decided that he needed more information. He needed Presea and Regal for interrogation. The two sat in the room, with Charles itching to start.

"Alright, who wants to go first?" Charles asked.

"Why did we have to be interrogated at the same time?" Regal asked.

"Because Presea is under the age of sixteen, and I figured Presea's interrogation would be done best in a presence of an adult."

"……there's something that you need to know…"

"And that is?"

"Presea is not what you would call an ordinary child…"

"I don't follow."

"I'm twenty-eight years old," Presea said sadly.

"Of course you are," Charles replied. "People think that I'm thirty but I'm actually twenty-four. Don't worry, you'll grow up someday."

"No, she really is twenty-eight," Regal said. "She's been subject to a Desian experiment known as the Angelus Project. The experiment changed Presea's body to that of a twelve year old but in turn, she is really twenty-eight inside."

Nothing but silence for a minute, but finally, Charles had the courage to say, "Is this true, Presea?"

Presea nodded her head slowly.

"……oh, well, uh, if you want, I can interrogate you two separately."

"No, we're already here. Please proceed with your interrogation."

"…uh…right, okay, Presea, why don't you begin telling me what happened on the night of Kate's murder.

"Yes, alright…"

Begin Flashback

Presea narrating: "I was in the presence of Genis Sage. We were conversing about things of unimportance. Then he said that he needed to tell me something important. Before that, the lights shut off, we both heard a scream, the lights turn back on and someone was running away with a blood-stained object. Genis and I decided to chase down this person. He escaped through the back door."

"Aw…he got away," Genis said sadly. "We were close though."

"Yes, we were," Presea replied in her usual monotone voice.

"Uh…right, well, I'm going to check up on Raine."

"You go on ahead…I'll catch up."

"Alright…" Genis left Presea.

Presea narrating: "That's when I noticed something. Someone has thrown away some clothes. I picked it up. It was some sort of cloak without a hood on. I figured that the cloak belonged to that person we were chasing because it had no hood on due to Genis throwing a fireball at it earlier."

End Flashback

"Where is the cloak now?" Charles asked.

"I put it on the bench behind the mansion," Presea replied.

"Could you go get it, please?"

"Yes," Presea replied, moving out the door.

"Well, while Presea's out, will you tell me what you took into account, Mr. Bryant?"

"Certainly," Regal replied. "It was a few minutes before the closing ceremony…"

Begin Flashback

Regal Narrating: "I was having a conversation with Raine about the ruins of Asgard, although I was bored out of my skull. While she was talking, I looked around the room, testing my memory. I took notes on where a guard, a man with a cloak, and Kate Ashford were located."

"Let's see," Regal thought to himself. "The guard is at the door, the man with the cloak is standing in front of Kate Ashford and Kate is at center stage. Now if only the lights would turn off…"

Regal Narrating: "The lights turned off and I heard someone scream. The lights were turned back on and I took notes on where the three people were again."

"Okay," Regal thought to himself. "The guard is gone, the guy with the cloak is gone and Kate is on the floor. Yes! This game is easier than I thought…"

"Are you even listening to me?" Raine asked.

"Uh…what?" Regal asked.

"I said I was just wondering when the cake is coming in…"

End Flashback

"Did you get a good look at the man with the cape?" Charles asked.

"I only saw the back of his head. He had red hair. Also, I saw that the man had an exsphere on him."

"Was he wearing gloves?"

"No…what does that have to do with anything?"

"Oh…nothing, Mr. Bryant."

Presea walked through the door. "I have brought the cape."

The cape was a shade of blue with blood-stains on it. It was clear that the murderer wore the cloak when he murdered Kate Ashford.

"A shade of blue," Charles said to himself. "And it's about the Chosen's size." He turned to Presea and Regal. "Uh…thank you for your time. You may take your leave."

Presea and Regal went out the door.

Charles moved downstairs to see Jean dusting the stiletto.

"Are there fingerprints on that stiletto?" Charles asked.

"Yes, there are. Five of them, see. One, two, three, four, five. Five fingerprints. Look."

Jean held up the stiletto to Charles' face.

"This is getting more and more mysterious," Charles said.

"Ya, think?" Jean replied.

Looks like more evidence. What will happen next? Please R&R this scene and tell me what you think.