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The Trinity Times

Issue 15

MURDER MOST BLOODY IN BYZANTINUM

Head of Imperial Secret Service Slain by Grandson

Byzantinum – The Empire has issued an unprecedented warrant for the arrest of one of their nobles both within and beyond the Imperial wall after the violent murder of her Head of the Imperial Secret Service, Duchess of Moldova, Mirka Fortuna. Lady Mirka was a member of the Inner Circle of nobles close to the Empress Augusta Vradica. The attacker then set fire to the building to destroy evidence. The duchess' charred remains were recovered from the ruins. The Auto-maids employed in the Moldova mansion were found destroyed in various parts of the grounds.

The deputy head of the secret service, Duke Suleyman of Tigris, has released at a rare press conference that all evidence points to the Duchess' grandson, Count Ion of Memphis. Count Ion has recently been consorting with undesirable elements. Count Ion was known for his short temper as a child and it is believed that a family quarrel may have led to the murder. However, the Duke has not ruled out possible influences from unfriendly forces.

The Imperial Elite guardsmen led by Duke Baybars arrived at the scene after receiving an anonymous tip-off and found the Count and two unidentified persons on the grounds. The suspect resisted arrest and fled after crossing swords with the Duke. The Count is slight built, with crimson eyes and short blond hair. The two unidentified persons are a tall male and a red-haired female, both believed to be Terrans. They are believed to still be in the Imperial city. If you have any information of their whereabouts, you may report them to the Empress' Secret Service Office. The contact person is Imperial Inspector Duchess Astaroshe Asran of Kiev.

Though greatly aggrieved by her loyal courtier's brutal end, the Empress has appealed for calm and stresses that the suspect be captured alive and subject to trial by the Imperial court. Would-be bounty-hunters are reminded that no reward will be given if the suspect is killed or severely wounded. Her Imperial Highness will be attending the Duchess' funeral in two days' time.

Letter from Behind the Wall

Dear readers,

As a tea-seller, I see lots of interesting sights and sounds I wish to share with you. The marketplace is bustling with the good citizens, Terran and Methuselah alike. Children of both races play together in harmony in some neighbourhoods near the old canal. Hopscotch, jump-rope, skitters. I like it in the East district where I live. I can see the Imperial palace from my garret on a good day. Sometimes, I feel sorry for the children of the noble Methuselah families in the West district. They work and study really hard as they have to serve the Empress when they come of age. I have a friend in the medical college whose father is a courtier. He has to study medicine, train with his sword every day because one day, he will be working for the Empress. His family's an old one, so he's got to keep their reputation.

Back to the marketplace. We have couples strolling along by the river where the buskers sing. We may have Terrans or Methuselah couples or even a Terran- Methuselah pair. It is a tricky business when a Methuselah falls for a Terran. They have some law against it in the old days and they have been debating it for the past 200 years. For now, I guess we just look the other way. I think it is very sweet. Oh and the annual Roof Race is coming up soon. This is an exclusively Methuselah competition as most Terrans find themselves left behind in this event. The competitors have to take the quickest route through the city via rooftop only. Competitors have been known to get injured. It will be a busy time for me as I will have to be a medical volunteer this year. Sigh, I'll miss watching the event from my window.

- Emma Seth (just a pretty young girl)

Ask Leon

Hi, readers. I am back! The Editors reached an agreement to let me continue answering your letters while serving my penance in this Inquisition-run hellhole! Father Abel and Blanche are still stuck in the boondocks somewhere. Heck, they'll do fine. With me today is my bro, HC-IIIX.

Dear Leon

I now have a serious problem, not only is my girlfriend mad at me for continuing to lead my army on bloody rampages but now I have a vampire, let's just call him D, in my living room! not only will he not leave but he put his feet on the coffee table and took up residence! what should I do? by the way, can you tell Hugue that he still owes me 400 dinars from that bet we made?

General Zargon

Dear Zargon

Excuse me. We are talking about a guy who doesn't even carry enough for a bus fare, much less 400 dinars. About your relationship, I used to have similar problems in my former life as a mercenary captain. My woman objected to me and my unit tracking in blood and muck after work. Also, her deadbeat kid bro took up residence in our little cottage. I simply took my bazooka and put a hole in the wall behind him and I guess he got the message. He has not been seen since. The downside was my wife filed for divorce and took the baby. My advice: use silver bullets and a silencer for the vampire so your gal does not get unduly alarmed.

- Your sincerely, Leon

Dear Leon

My fiancé has been acting strange for the past few months. First, he disappears for long stretches of time with no valid reason. He tells me that he will be going Outside on a business trip with a fellow diplomat. But he does not take the regular diplomatic travel channels. Being a tad suspicious, I set Daddy's spies to trailing him. To my horror, they report that he has been holing up in a private seaside mansion in Cartago with 'a pretty blond chit'. I am very tolerant so I refrain from ordering his disposal. Then I hear that he and that blond (bleep) chit were witnessed acting suspiciously in a dark alley. Next he disappears and we receive no news of him for weeks! My fiancé has since returned to our country but he has not visited or even asked about me, even though he did contact Daddy. I figured since he likes blonds, I dyed my silky raven tresses blond but he just walked right past me in the hallway without even a glance. And he used to be so sweet to me before! Even if our betrothal is arranged by our parents, I would expect him to at least be civil! My patience is really, REALLY running out and I feel like personally impaling (bleeping) worm onto a silver stake for a slow painful demise.

- Irked Future Baroness

Dear Baroness

Whoa! You sure sound ticked. So the problem is that your fiancé has been partying with pretty blond things and ignoring you. I would suggest you take the initiative to end your engagement before things really reach a head. You sound like a lady of quality. Perhaps you may persuade Daddy to make arrangements to find you a more deserving man? I am sure all fathers only want the best for their little girls. I know I would.

- Leon

Computing your input, the result is your current system specs are incompatible. Perhaps your fiancé's system has been altered by a virus or some illegal download. Recommendation: to reformat, reboot or replace software. Please install firewall this time.

- HC-IIIX

(Leon: Brother, I think she means her man, not her laptop)

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