After doing the investigation Gabriel sighs on the sight and picks up only the mask. Coming out to Michael he says to him; "A real slaughter house inside, lady Shadecliff nor maid is seen but all servants had been slaughtered by brutal attack. This looks like a brutal kidnap case. I see marks of several different blades on victims so more than one person attacked the place. This looks like it happened perhaps around same time the attack to castle was done or soon after. Also I found this..." Gabriel shows the mask to Michael, a more elegant mask of the rebels and he says; "I saw this sort mask on faces of men and women who accompanied the rebel leaders when I had lured them for meeting. So these are likely mask of one<em>shadow knights</em>what I heard them talk about. Those work directly by C's influence. I hope lady Luna can return so she may try scry this damn thing and see do we get any clues about the wearer."<br/><br/>Gabriel stores the mask and says; "I would hate to leave now to my task but meeting with duke is important for future plans and I need be present on that. Go to the garrison and give report that there is massacre case in here at Shadecliff mansion and I want soldiers clean the place up and prepare the dead for burials and send to their families. Also search the scene for any further evidence or stuff which is out of place. Ask that protector Steel investigates the scene and the bodies and give his analysis when I return. Once your done that come to the temple of Iomedae in Eleven Bells corner. I go there for brief prayers before our journey to the duke." As additional advice Gabriel says to Michael; "Altough your just my errand boy I advice you to ride in open streets, do not use shortcuts and stay in open and ride fast. Only gods now know what rebels are thinking."<br/><br/><em>This confirms lady Shadecliff has got nothing to do with rebels, as I doubt even as rebel she would command her servants slaughtered to create case where she had been kidnapped. But why rebels would want kidnap her if her own father is member already? Also why this brutality? Also what worth lady Shadecliff weights in their plans? Are they now blackmailing her father to work for them through holding her?</em><br/><br/>With those thoughts he heads fast to the temple of Iomedae, as he needs talk to father Thomason.