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Tassos hadn't thought to offer a name. It was rare that he spoke, if at all. He kept his stories simple and short to his grandchildren. They generally got the idea easily enough as their imaginations ran wild and usually engaged their own ideas into the stories themselves. They were good to remember which parts he told and which they added though.

But his grandchildren weren't here! And though he worried about them a lot lately, he thought it best to remain on the task at hand.

He gave a curt nod in response. "Tassos." he offered simply, though it was quiet. Hopefully it would be proof that he preferred to not talk too much. Perhaps if it was necessary, he'd talk more, but for the moment words weren't a necessity. He turned towards the nearest hallway then and began looking around for any clues.

He inspected the walls and floor closely. It was obvious the temple had seen some neglect, but he could also tell there was efforts being made to restore it to it's former glory. It didn't stop him from taking closer looks at any odd marks or scratches though.

The young Goddess of Reflection hefted a sigh while watching pae after pae come strolling in to the temple to help with the investigation. How could mortals succeed where gods couldn't? It made no sense to her. Perched atop one of the broken pillars, her wings fluttered nervously because Grandm- oops, Venus, was not present. The fit Venus threw in her dressing room was distressing to the Younger Grace. "Begone! Leave me be!" ... Venus had never been so cruel to her! She sighed again.

"Venus was just stressed. It was nothing." she whispered while glancing around the growing crowd.

Aliza leaned back slightly to sit on her bottom and she tucked her wings down close so she could listen better to what the mortals were saying. Mostly they were introducing each other. Shansa was here. Looks like maybe Venus had cast her off too.

Aliza relented to her curiosity and looked to her mirror. Like Venus, her mirror could show what happens in this temple, among other things. Watching the images of the celebration, she moved the mirror as if she was looking through a magnifying glass. She stopped on the spot Adonis died and watched. It was a painful scene, watching Venus lose her beloved. The Younger Grace started crying, grieving all over again for the pain her grandmother felt and the loss felt all across the land.

Ares' arrival was too convenient. Something about Ares' posture bothered her. She wiped away the tears with the back of her hand. Movement in the mirror right before she pulled it down, caught her attention. "Oh ... My ... Gosh!" Her wings buzzed as she grew anxious. "Someone else was there!"

Amaya didn't mind him being an old grump, the combo kinda amused her. Young rooky and old timer cop sort of thing. So Amaya nodded and went over to where she heard one of the goddesses exclaim "Someone else was there!!" Amaya looked up the pillar at the young goddess and said "I'm guessing you don't know who, though?? Well can you tell me who his friends and enemies were if you know?"

Shansa was watching the crowd as they began to start looking for clues, when her sister came over.

Feeling the nudge on her arm she smiled a bit, although it seemed tinged with sadness. She was glad that they where there for each other during all this.

"Thanks Seneca."



Kaarina was intrigued by the fact that Hjortur had been at the party, someone who had witness the crime would surly be helpful in figuring it out.

She wasn't surprised to find out the murder happened near the end, something like that would surely ruin the mood of any party.

"That sounds like a good place to start. Lead the way Hjortur."

Caoimhe nodded at her sister's words. "As perfectly beautiful as you are my Dear Sister." She offered, returning a compliment to Lillibeth. The answer to her questions had of course, caused a frown. "The arrow is truly the only clue we have to go off of? No wonder She is so upset." Caoimhe shook her head. She was determined to help find the murderer, but it looked like she was off to a terrible start.

A brightly colored fae was approaching as they conversed, catching Caoimhe's eye. Shiny and bright things were always fun to look at. "Sister, one of the bobbles is near." She smiled, using Lillibeth's endearment for the pae that Venus was so fond of. Caoimhe preferred to think of them as shiny pae, though she wouldn't voice that aloud. "Can we help you Dear?" Her words were directed at the strangely shiny fae.

He had presented Venus with two swans to celebrate her union with Adonis, a blessing in hopes of a long union. A union that had been cut short by his murder. Lannister had never been in love, but he could understand his grandmother's grievances. He had seen too many swans lose their soulmates to the darkness and watched their light extinguish in grief. He would do his best to find out what had happened.

Did Lannister really want to find out who the murderer was? It was likely, to him, that it was one of the deity. The answer could tear the family apart. However, it was clear to him as he entered the temple that this was already the case. The place had seen better days for certain. His aunts and uncles were already gathered, perhaps it was best to find out what each of them knew first. Surely they knew something that would point him in the right direction, maybe they had just missed it.

After it was suggested that they partner up, Lannister noticed that many were following this advice. He was so used to working alone though. He glanced around the room, feeling slightly awkward looking for help, but the quiet male knew he needed it.

Haku gave a sordid sigh before he meandered into the thick of things. HE had sincerely been hoping to escape interacting with people today. He thought there were better things to do than to find a darn murderer. If someone had the cahones big enough to murder a God, then he sure as hell didn't wanna mess with that person.

Giving his little cacti, in it's hand made pot, another slight adjustment over his hip, he waltzed foward and waited for someone to notice him. HE was not about to start this party off by being friendly toward anybody.





He was LATE. He had just finished the final touches on his new dectective cloak, which he thought was the upmost important thing that was needed when solving a murder mystery, and had lost track of the time. He barely had time to finish the Hat and find the accessories. Then he had to use his powers to get here, only to forget that he couldn't take accessories with him and had needed to find his magnifying glass and pipe AGAIN before arriving.

Now he was LATE. Rushing into the fray, he swung between the people gathered before he came to a halting stop before a small group.

Then he simply stopped to catch his breath.

Pelagious finally caught his breath and began to peruse his surroundings. When he heard they had to pair up, he quickly scanned the crowd for someone only to be found wanting in the partner department. It was only after wandering through the various people did he notice someone standing off to the side.

Putting a little pep in his step, he quickly raced over and attempted to grab onto the stranger's hands. "Name's Pelagious" he annouced, with a small flourish of his hat at the end. "I'm here to solve the crime. Though I am in need of a partner. Every good crime is solved by more than one perosn. Do you have someone? If not, I propose that we get together and begin." he quickly announced glancing around for someone to come steal his new Watson, all the while forgetting he was still shaking the poor guy's hand.

While looking around, he noticed a familiar green and silver goddess stalking her way toward a large group of people. Unable to believe his luck, he quickly dropped his new Watson's hand and pointed at the stoic female marching her way across the floor. "I KNOW HER!! " he shouted, excitement already going to his brain. "Come, er...Whatever your name is! We must follow her and find out what is afoot!"