"Hmph, is that really necessary?" Ylene didn't flinch a bit, not terribly scared at the sight of a basic spell of armoring oneself "Murdering me and/or alerting the guard would only re-cast me as the original murderer trying to cover my tracks, and the case will forever be cold, the murderer unfound, and free perhaps to kill again.  I doubt you'd want that, but like I said now I. Have. A. Lead."<br/><br/>She slowly reached into the bag, slowly exposing the hilt of the dagger as she turned to the side to let the woman see it.  She wasn't about to just hand it over right now, but she was willing to concede enough to show she was intending no ill-will.<br/><br/>"Why don't you come with me to the temple then?  Divine magic and Arcane, in addition to different sources can produce different effects and produce results one may not find in the other, and if you're with me then the dagger would still be in your care, if not your possession, correct?" she offered, still not yet ready to give in to this "Come with me to the Temple of Shoni then now while it's not busy, so that you're in possession of the dagger this whole time!  If this bares fruit, then we might just solve this case together, possibly by the end of the day, which I think would look<em>amazing</em>to the Archmagi and certainly to Mistress' family who could be<em>very</em>happy to reward you for your valiant efforts and have quite the means to do so.  I'd like to include two guards I kind of owe something to as well in the solving if that's fine but that's neither here nor there.  If nothing comes of it, then you just get to come home with the dagger and go to sleep and I'll go on my way.  There is practically nothing lost but a few hours time, but oh so very much to be gained..."<br/><br/>A pause, and slowly she retrieved the dagger, holding it by the hilt in one hand, but not 'brandishing' it.  Didn't want to appear threatening...<br/><br/>"If you want proof I'm not off my rocker about this, how about I show you a spell?  Would that help matters?" she asked, still not making any quick movements "Perhaps a small cantrip of a defensive spell of divine origin?  I'm not that talented in divine magics but I can at least prove that this vision isn't a load of bull I'm trying to feed you and I know every mage can read magical auras practically at-will so you can verify it easily..."