#ct!harmony

      The shadows had covered him for hours now, moving from one to another fluidly, never being seen -- for he had been recorded leaving by witnesses just before the murder took place, and of course no one remembered the man who took his leave when the scream and blood had stolen all their attention.

      Little did they notice him in the darkened corners, the hallways, even perhaps right behind them before he vanished once more, watching the scene unfold.

      Just as he'd anticipated, everything fell into its perfect place. It hadn't even been his plan in the first place, but he would claim the aftermath as his own -- as free territory for him to curl his talons around and manipulate. It was just too opportune to let it slip by.

      With the sentencing imminent, however, it was time he returned to his original objective -- for he was not the only one who took their leave at such a coincidental time.

       ❝It is high time you reveal what you truly are to me.❞

      Swathed in darkness, his form blurred in midnight pitch, seeming to swirl like an obsidian cloak before what was once humanesque became a crow, letting out a single caw as his wings pushed the air underneath him, lifting him into the moonlit night.

"I'm starting to think that Rowan and Emerald are toying with us. Rowan has been focused on one suspect this entire time, meanwhile, Emerald has accused everyone else. There's more evidence towards Emerald and Rowan being liars too... Would it be fair to say that Emerald is the killer and Rowan will eventually be the benefactor? He's been defending her like crazy, but why? ...It's simple, if it's true, the two of them want to be in a relationship together after all of this is over."