Chapter 32: Whispers and Rumours

The rest of the day was a blur of activity in Sussex city, or as it fondly called the Great City, or the city. Sussex has of course evolved from a village into a city via civilization. Friesland combed through old files on the Blackwoods, searching for any past incidents or connections to missing persons reports. He found nothing substantial, just whispers and unsubstantiated rumors. Frustration gnawed at him. He needed a breakthrough, something tangible to connect the attack to the Blackwoods or their activities. As dusk settled over the city, he decided to pay another visit to the Blackwood estate. He hoped a private conversation with Camilla, away from her watchful mother, might yield some clues. He arrived to find the grand house cloaked in an eerie silence. The constable guarding the entrance informed him that Miss Camilla was still unconscious and under the doctor's orders. Friesland pressed his luck, requesting an audience with Miss Lilith. The wait was long and tense. Finall