Jeffrey
*The scholar would stop in his tracks right infront of the manor and then point to his right. Looking over you would see shards of broken glass all over the lawn. The scholar would point upward and you would see a shattered window on the 3rd floor along with some dangling rope.*

"That was the master's room. His body is still up there. He died at noon the day before yesterday. In that regard I am pleased New Sunlight has sent assistance so quickly, assuming you are who you say you are. As for the manner of death, I can bring up to see the body, but it is assumed to be a slit across the throat. The body has undergone rigor mortis and there is slight decay, but mages have been hired to keep the air relatively fresh for the time being. As for the broken window and rope, I hope you are smart enough to figure out what that is, otherwise there is no point keeping you here. I will leave it up to you decide if he was skilled or not, because by my standard any sort of assassin is scum whose skills aren't to be acknowledged."
Hazel
*Slit across the throat... So it wasn't a sniper. Alright. The window and rope, well... Any idiot knows why an assassin would break a window and carry rope, surely? Dying at noon 2 days ago... Noon. Hitoshi's first theory was the obvious: a nighttime assassination. But obviously not. The doppelganger part sounds more and more reasonable by the minute, though.*

*She looks towards the window and squints for a second or two.*
Ada
"Was he alone at the time? Did anyone witness the actual kill?"
Jeffrey
*The scholar would seemingly touch the bandages on his head and shake his head*

"He wasn't alone per say. I being the head servant was at his side. We heard there was a commotion going on inside the manor and locked ourselves up in his bedroom. We weren't sure what was going on, but decided it would best to wait things out and trust the guards to handle the situation.

 However the bedroom door was opened somehow and I being the closet to the door barely had enough time to turn around to see the intruder before receiving a heavy blow to the head, knocking me out."

*The scholar would seemingly grimace recalling the event and look down to the ground despairingly.*

"When I awoke my head was still throbbing with pain and blood, but all I could focus on was the master dead body laying on the ground with blood pouring out of this neck... It's a sight I would rather not keep in my memories" *He would say with shiver*
Hazel
*Hitoshi folds her arms and clicks her tongue for a bit, unsure of what to do. Might be best to get in the room to see what happened, since then she can take a closer look at the situation.*
Ada
"Am I allowed to see the scene?"
Jeffrey
*The scholar would nod and open the doorway into the manor. Inside you would enter the greeting room with a massive purple rug leading to a massive staircase leading to the 2nd floor. On either side of the stair case was a group of men in butler clothing on the left, and a group of woman in maid clothing on the right. They are visibly upset with the men looking downcast while some of the females had tear stained faces. However despite their emotional conditions they would seemingly perform their job and bow as you entered. The scholar would wave his hand for them to raise their head and they would do so*

"These are all the servants within the manor. If you wish to interrogate them later you may do so. The guards as you saw are outside keeping the crowd at bay. Now follow me" *The scholar would say while leading you up the stairs. Looking around Hitoshi wouldn't find anything out of the ordinary per say, granted she hasn't likely been in many manors, but at least at least nothing looked to be damaged. There were plenty of statues and fine paintings and exotic plants laying about as decoration, clearly signs of how wealthy the owner of this manor was.*

*The scholar would then lead you to another set of stairs leading to the 3rd floor. From there he would walk down the hallway and stand infront of the door at the very end, motioning his hands forward* 

"This is the room, investigate all you want"
Hazel
*Alright. Hitoshi opens the door and takes a cursory look around the room first. The rope and the window... Hitoshi stupidly assumed a very different scenario, but now it makes more sense. There was a commotion... Which Hitoshi couldn't help but find odd, what started the commotion in the first place? Did they come from within the building? 

Hitoshi begins to scratch the backs of her hands, deep in thought. The assassin may well be anyone she saw as she walked into the manor. If her theory proves correct, anyway. Once Hitoshi takes a cursory look, she asks the scholar two last questions.*
Ada
"Sorry, uhh... I need to ask one or two more questions.

Do you remember anything about the event? Like, do you remember what the killer wore? Do you remember anything about what started the commotion in the first place? In that commotion, surely someone caught a glimpse of the killer."
Jeffrey
*Looking around the room Hitoshi would see a well dressed young male macen in fashionable clothing laying on the ground infront of the shattered window. His glassy eyes wide open and his mouth open ajar, unable to speak their final words as seen by the gaping slash mark across the mans' neck. There was a massive pool of blood surrounding the body, and on the ground Hitoshi could see visibly foot prints leading to the bed and then to the window. Looking at the the bed nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary except for the fact that the pillows were missing. From the cursory glance this would be all Hitoshi would gain from the scene*

*As for her question to the scholar, the scholar shook his head*

"As I just said, before I could fully turn around to see the intruder, I was knocked unconscious. However the guards and servants had reported to me that a fully armored individual was scene running about the property and even eventually entered the manor. How that was possible I do not know. Even more strange the guards were never able to catch said individual, claiming that the moment they turned the corner or such the individual would seemingly disappear. Some of them claimed it was teleporting magic, but I being well informed about the arcane know such magic cannot exist. But as I was not at the center of the commotion I cannot provide much more insight"
Ada
"I see. Thank you. Yes, I believe that's impossible, but... Most people don't know that."

*Did anyone see the man leave? Did they see the direction he went after he got out the building? Unlikely. But if we know that, it should be easy enough to apprehend him.

So chances are, if Hitoshi's guess is correct, the man simply brute forced his way through. Which... Really? It seems a little reckless, compared to Hitoshi's or even **Retch** Zed's methods. Which, of course, doesn't mean Hitoshi can get lazy. Some people have strange methods.

If she's allowed, she files through the man's clothes looking for a calling card of some kind. Maybe the assassin left something behind. Might be of use.

Whether she's allowed to search the body or not, she decides to start asking people about the assassin. She decides to start with the guards.*

"Hello. I have a few questions.

I was told that this assassination was more... High profile than usual. Did you manage to catch a glimpse of the man? What kind of armour did he wear? Any specific features?

And while I'm aware that he teleports, (May as well just "Agree" With their worldview, eh?) I'm wondering if you managed to see the direction in which he left after escaping through the window, assuming he, for whatever reason, didn't teleport away. Maybe a mana thing."
Jeffrey
*Hitoshi would approach the most readily available guards, that being the bearded and blonde one that stopped him earlier. The blond would shake his grit his teeth seemingly in frustration*

"The only glimpse any of us got was an individual wearing full plate armor. If I had to say only unique thing about him was the style. Seemed gothic. Oh and his bright blue eyes that shined through the visor. Seemed really unnatural, but given his teleportation powers I suppose that is a given"

*The bearded individual would look at the blonde strangely and shake his head*

"I think you meant orange right? I was out here when he broke the window, threw out a bag and then used rope to climb down to the ground with a loud crash. Tried chasing him, but he quickly ran down the hill. Granted I was a bit faster so I eventually caught up, but he made into the nearby woods at that point. I was about to leap on him, but he dived behind a tree, and when I looked around he wasn't there... The last thing I remember was him looking back at me as I was chasing him and his eyes were most certainly orange."
Hazel
*The woods. Alright. Time to check the woods out, then, Hitoshi supposes. Blue.. Orange eyes. Strange. Maybe she'll find out when she gets there.*
Ada
"Which way? Sorry, you'll need to point me in a specific direction."
Hazel
*Once she knows the direction, she begins to run in that direction, not at a full blown sprint but at a still impressive speed of 30mph, until she reaches the woods. Hopefully her impressive hearing will help her out here.*
Jeffrey
*The guard would point to the west, and following the direction they pointed she would find the nearby woods. She could see faint footprints of blood on the ground, but the further she went into the woods the more feint they became before eventually disappear altogether. From her hearing she wouldn't notice anything particularly unusual in the woods. The nearby animals didn't seem terrified and you couldn't hear any sudden movements. However looking around Hitoshi would notice a nearby burlap bag hanging from a tree. Approaching it you would find two pillows inside as well as some reddish fur.*