Ramon picked up an icy slate and scratched it with his claw. A clear mark was left on the material, and Ramon nodded his head. This would work as a writing pad. In order to solve this mystery, he had to go around looking for clues. However, werent testimonials better than clues? Rather than snooping around, waiting to see if soone would poison Alfonse again, hed take the initiative and question everyone. He went over to his first suspect, Kondra. Grandma, where were you when Alfonse was poisoned?
Are you suspecting ? Kondra asked, raising an eyebrow. You actually think a holy dragon would do sothing so low as to poison another creature? We dont even eat them for sustenance. Its against our nature to harm them for fun.
Ramons claw scratched a few sentences on his slate: Avoids answering the question. Very suspicious. Currently the greatest suspect. He nodded at his grandmother. Do you have anything else to say?
Kondra snorted and raised her head, but Ramon pulled his slate closer to his body, preventing her from reading it. I didnt do it.
Ramon nodded. That was exactly what soone who did it but didnt want to admit to it would say. It was ti to move on to the next suspect. He shuffled over to the side. Grandpa, he asked, causing the dragon sleeping next to Kondra to open one eye. Where were you when Alfonse was poisoned?
Eh? Kondras mate eyes opened. Alfonse? Who the heck is Alfonse? He raised his paw up and counted on his claws while mumbling, Leila, Leo, Luke, Lulu. He turned his head towards Kondra. Did we have a fifth child?
Kondra glared at her mate before shoving his shoulder with her paw. Alfonse is Glorias pet bear.
Oh, Kondras mate said and nodded. He turned his attention back onto Ramon. I dont know why anyone here would want to poison a bear, but it was probably Lulu. Shes always causing trouble with her alchemy. Just the other day, we were forced to run out of the cave because her experint went wrong and poisonous fus were released everywhere.
Ramon nodded and pressed his claw against his slate again. Like the last suspect, Grandpa avoided answering the question. He also threw suspicion onto Aunt Lulu. Hes more suspicious than Grandma right now. Okay, thatll be all. Wheres Aunt Lulu?
Kondras mate blinked. Shouldnt she be in her room?
Ramon nodded and slunk away on three legs. He had to make sure the slate was pressed against his body to prevent anyone from seeing his notes. If the culprit discovered what he wrote down, they might manipulate him into a false conclusion. He shuffled towards Lulus cave and knocked on the entrances wall. Aunt Lulu, can I co in?
Oh? You finally learned to knock, huh? Lulus voice echoed out of the tunnel. Sure, co in.
Ramon entered the tunnel and poked his head out the other side. Lulu was sitting on her butt like a human would. Her hindlegs were extended, and a massive book was resting on her things. She was using her front legs to turn the pages of the book. She stared at Ramon. Whats up?
Ramon glanced at his slate. Alfonse has been poisoned, he said. Im trying to figure out who did it. Where were you when Alfonse was poisoned?
Lulu scratched her head. What ti was he poisoned?
Ramon blinked. Uh.
You dont know? Lulu asked, raising an eyebrow. How are you going to figure out who did it if you dont know any details? Do you know what type of poison was used? Do you know how it was administered? What if it was a slow-acting poison from sothing he consud three weeks ago?
Ramon blinked again. Aunt Lulu was bringing up very valid points. How do I know what he was poisoned with?
Lulu bead. If youre willing to learn, I can teach you.
Ramon scratched his head. Can you explain it to ?
Sure, Lulu said. As you can probably guess, there isnt much recorded information on what can poison a behemoth bear. When were broaching a new field of study, the simplest thod of obtaining information is through trial and error. For figuring out what poisoned Alfonse, you should gather everything you can get your hands on. Then, you inject, force feed, or insert those objects into Alfonse and see which substance replicates his symptoms.
Ramon frowned. That sounds like itll take forever.
Lulu shrugged. I never said itd be easy. If you want sothing, you better put in the work for it. For example, look at . Ive lost track of how many tis Ive forced everyone to evacuate because so things I tested happened to be dangerous. The most important thing is to never give up.
Ramon took out his slate and scratched at it. Aunt Lulu brings up so very good points. If I want to find out who poisoned Alfonse, I have to find out what kind of poisoned was used and how it was used to poison him. If soone has been seen with or around the poisonous object, then theyre very suspicious. Ramon hid the slate underneath his belly again. Sohow, he couldnt help but get the feeling he was missing sothing very important. He scratched his head and dismissed the uncomfortable feeling. There was a more important question at hand. Should he gather objects and test them on Alfonse, or should he continue his interrogation of the remaining suspects? It was certainly much easier to ask questions than it was to open a new field of study. If he could find who did it because of a slipup, then he wouldnt have to go through the troubleso process of discovery. He nodded. Thanks for the help, Aunt Lulu.
No problem, kiddo, Lulu said. The smile remained on her face as she watched Ramon leave. It was great having the little troublemaker around. Now, in her mothers eyes, she wasnt the problem child anymore, Ramon was. If you need anything else, just let know!
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