[Carefully wiping off his hands on his robe with the fastidiousness of a scientist or forensic investigator, Koumei stood before the strangely neat 'altar' to join Yuri in her assessment. Such matters, though outside of his general job details, weren't completely unheard of. Sordid affairs happened underneath the Palace grounds, and someone needed to keep tabs on the details.
Delicately picking up a bit of cloth --pink with lace, almost reminiscent of his sister's voluminous sleeves-- he held it up to their meager light source for a better look. The blood stains on it had long since become dried, and there was nothing besides texture and color that could identify the kind of person it had belonged to.
He was too new in this city. He didn't have all the information.]
The better kind of question to ask would be about what sort of person would even need an arrangement like this.
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[Carefully wiping off his hands on his robe with the fastidiousness of a scientist or forensic investigator, Koumei stood before the strangely neat 'altar' to join Yuri in her assessment. Such matters, though outside of his general job details, weren't completely unheard of. Sordid affairs happened underneath the Palace grounds, and someone needed to keep tabs on the details.
Delicately picking up a bit of cloth --pink with lace, almost reminiscent of his sister's voluminous sleeves-- he held it up to their meager light source for a better look. The blood stains on it had long since become dried, and there was nothing besides texture and color that could identify the kind of person it had belonged to.
He was too new in this city. He didn't have all the information.]
The better kind of question to ask would be about what sort of person would even need an arrangement like this.