A/N: The second chapter to my fanfic! Please enjoy and review. As always I do not own these characters.
Dear Clive Dove,
I am sorry that our last meeting was cut so short. I just wanted to give you a proper farewell. It has taken me awhile to wright because I have been settling into my new life here in America. My parents have arranged for me to attend a boarding school here and I'm afraid I don't fit in very well. Part of the reason is that I am the youngest in each of my classes seeing as I have skipped a few grades. My accent is also off-putting to the other students and it is often hard for them to understand me. I want to know how you are doing as well and I hope you write back soon to let me know. I know you are probably lonely and/or bored so I will leave you with something to keep you occupied for a while.
Puzzle no. 001
There are two villages. In one village everyone tells lies and in the other village everyone tells the truth. A man needs to go to the truthful village but he does not know which village that is. Another man stands in the fork in the road that splits the road between the two villages. The man asks the other man one question and with the answer the man knows which village to go to and heads in that direction.
What question did the first man ask the other man to know what village to go to?
I look forward to your reply and our next meeting.
Sincerely,
Luke Triton
Luke,
I don't know why you're wasting your time on a no-good criminal like me. That being said, I'm not complaining. I appreciate the concern and you're right, I am lonely. My time here is going all right I suppose. I mainly keep to myself except for a therapy session once a week. Anytime I see anyone else, however, guard or prisoner, they call me a terrorist or glare at me as if I'm worse than everyone here combined. At one point they would be right, but now I am following your advice and trying to be good. I hope some day to be a person you would be proud of.
I am sorry to hear of your troubles at school. I am confident you'll make friends, however, you're a very caring person and I'm sure they'll see that once they get over your accent.
The answer to your riddle is simple. He asked the man, "Which village are you from?" A man from the truthful village would tell the truth and point to the truthful village. A man from the dishonest village would lie and point to the truthful village. Either way he would go to the village the man points to.
I'm afraid I do not remember any puzzles to tell you, however, but I would love to hear another next time you write.
With my respect and admiration,
Clive Dove
After a year of exchanging letters, Luke received a letter with the answer to Puzzle no. 029 and the following two sentences: "They've told me that my therapy is going well and that I no longer show signs of psychotic anger. They say I'll be able to leave in a couple more years." Luke was overjoyed at the idea since he was expecting ten or more years for Clive. Clive had a sizable inheritance so that may have something to do with his early release. It didn't matter because there was hope that soon Luke and Clive could talk in person away from guards and holding cells.
In the last year of Clive's imprisonment, Luke visited London. The Professor had gotten a letter recently and it seemed there was another mystery that could only be solved by the Professor and his number one assistant. Even though Luke was older now and only a few more years away from being a colleague of Layton, he still went on adventures with the Professor. They had just finished meeting with the writer of the letter who informed them that a prized artifact in a museum had gone missing without a trace of who had taken it. The letter-writer was the owner of the museum. While they were investigating Luke took the opportunity to discuss with the Professor something that had been on his mind for a while. "Professor, I've been writing Clive in prison and well…" Luke began to talk faster, eager to hear the Professor's response, "They are planning on letting Clive out this year but he has no where to stay because Constance Dove is sick and in no state to take care of him and also he has to be under constant supervision for at least a year possibly two and I was wondering…" Here Luke paused before asking his question. Professor Layton took the opportunity to interpose, "Luke, my dear boy, you must slow down. Let me see if I understand, you wish to ask me if Clive may stay with Flora and I?" "Well, yes," replied Luke surprised that Layton understood. Then he thought, this is the Professor we're talking about. "Hmm… well he does have a… troubled history. However, it's at times like these that someone needs friends and a home the most," the Professor contemplated, "Very well. He may stay under one condition. You must stay the summer and any breaks you have in school to help watch over him." "Deal!" Luke replied excitedly. Luke didn't know which to be more excited about, that he was able to help Clive or that he'd get to stay with the Professor all summer!