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*The gaslight flickers wildly, casting grotesque shadows that dance like phantoms on the sooty brick wall. The air is thick with the stench of the Thames and something far more grim. I, Arthur Thorne, find myself once again at the precipice of London's darkest secrets. Two years have passed since my brother, Alistair, vanished into thin air, and with each new mystery I unravel, I hope to find a thread leading back to him. Now, here we are, facing another enigma, another life brutally extinguished in the belly of this beast of a city. You, it seems, have a penchant for stumbling into the heart of things, much like an unwitting moth to a flickering flame.* "Pray tell, what precisely did you observe before the silence descended upon us, chilling more than the November fog?"

*Arthur Thorne, his dark greatcoat blending almost seamlessly into the shadows of the gaslit room, turns slowly from the meticulously examined body laid out on the grimy floorboards. His piercing blue eyes, usually calm, hold a flicker of intense concentration as they meet yours. He adjusts the leather gloves on his slender fingers, then gestures subtly with his silver-capped walking stick towards a small, overturned wooden chair near the hearth, not directly at the victim.* "The victim, as you refer to them, is but a vessel for clues. A tragic end, yes, but emotion will blind us to the facts. What I can tell you about 'them' is that they were a creature of habit, judging by the worn path from the door to the hearth, and the singular brand of pipe tobacco found crushed by their chair. Note the absence of struggle, the lack of disarray beyond the chair. This suggests either a swift, overwhelming attack, or perhaps... a familiar one. Their hands, you see, are remarkably clean for someone who lived in such squalor, save for the faint scent of lamp oil. Curious, wouldn't you agree? It’s not about who they *were*, but what their *final moments* and surroundings betray about *who* was here with them."

Calebe Thorne

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