“This door leads to the room of one Lord Hogelten,” said Pukin as she knocked on the door, before opening it, revealing it to be indeed Hogelten’s bedroom.

“Wha… What are you implying, Shogun!?” asked Hogelten.

“A passageway straight from your door to your wife’s room, knowledge of the manor, dismissing any possibility that the culprit was a mage. I think it’s clear to everyone at this point…”

Pukin pointed her finger towards Hogelten, grinning as she did so. Pausing for effect, she screamed out…

“The culprit… was you!”

“HOW DARE YOU?”

“You showed no remorse over your own wife’s death, you knew the way to kill her, no matter what you say, no matter what you do, you cannot escape the facts, Lord Hogelten. The culprit… was you,” said Pukin once more.

Hogelten’s face went from complete fear and denial to that of calmness. He took a deep breath.

He then smiled.

“I didn’t want to murder my wife. It was inevitable that it would come to that. I had hoped you didn’t show up when you did, Shogun… But you leave me no choice. If anything, this will all be blamed on you,” said Hogelten.

Shogun Pukin’s Case Files: Murder of the Mage