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English Translation: by default

Artist: маяк

Release: 2020

Distressed Gentlefolk

Artist: The Jazz Butcher

By JJ

Summary: Trinity finally learns about the Weather Station.

Trinity was pacing back and forth on the classroom floor, biting her fingernails and breathing heavily.

She'd been keeping track of all of the places her and the gang have searched for any clues to Crowface's identity or Ivan's disappearance, and so far, they still found nothing.

Just then, Delroy pushed the door open, Nicky standing behind him.

"Trinity, we need to speak."

The girl turned to the two boys, "About what?"

"I think we just found a new place where we could find Crowface, or Ivan.", replied Delroy.

"Where? And how?", asked Trinity.

Nicky stood in front of Delroy and explained. "Do you remember the tunnels underneath the school I told you about? Well me and Delroy went back there, because Delroy said he saw some people in black feathered robes go down there. We went down the maze of tunnels and we somehow found a way to this old and abandoned weather station.", he took a piece of paper out of his pocket. "I drew a picture of it when I got home."

Trinity took the picture from Nicky's hand, examining it closely. "This place doesn't look like a weather station.", she said, "It looks more like a Halloween barn."

"It's because of the giant eyeball, isn't it?"

"Yeah, it's creepy as hell."

She put down the picture, "But enough of that. I think I know what you're talking about.", she said. "Black feathered robes, that sounds familiar. I remember this guy named Quentin told me about the Forest Protectors."

Nicky's eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "What's a Forest Protector?"

"I can tell you that they probably don't protect anything.", said Delroy.

"But I can tell you that they're rumored to be human crow hybrids that curse the town of Raven Brooks with bad luck and keep all of the good luck for themselves.", Trinity said.

Then she remembered something that Finch said at their last meeting.

"What if no one is Crowface, but they're people working for him? What if they're being mind controlled by Crowface?"

"Maybe that's what that is.", Trinity whispered. "Crowface is the leader of the Forest Protectors, and he's mind controlling them."

Delroy and Nicky exchanged a look.

"What if the Forest Protectors aren't human crows, but they're people in costumes being mind controlled by Crowface?!", said Trinity. "That son of a bitch is making innocent citizens do his dirty work!"

"Yeah...", said Delroy.

"But the question is who?"

Nicky tapped his chin and looked at his shoes, "Well, while we were down there, we did hear some familiar voices. Mayor Tavish, Principal Abanate, Mr. Murtaugh and some other female voice I don't know."

"I think that was Gerda."

Nicky turned to look at Delroy.

"The baker. I go there once every weekend."

"Ah."

Trinity took the picture, a thumbtack, and pinned it to the chalkboard.

"Tonight, we go back to the tunnels, then we'll see who are the victims of this demon.", she said.

Delroy and Nicky nodded.

When Trinity left the room, Delroy looked at Nicky. "I never thought I'd say this, but you and I make a great team when we're not at each other's throats."

Thank you everyone

Mayak (The Lighthouse) | Mariya Saakyan | 2006