The next day…
Detective Liam Niles, stood by in observance of Inspector
Crouse in his duty as the inspector began to walk by him.
Liam stood vigilant. “Inspector Crouse….the answer please.
What was put in Pastor Roger’s tea and Tauna’s drink?”
Inspector Crouse, halt next to him with respect. “Detective
Niles, Liam. Sir Niles.”
Liam sighs. “Inspector Crouse, I am still Detective Niles, by my
continued oath to Pastor Drake of the Chapel, still stands. My
newly title of Sir Knight has not diminished that fact. You
know as well as I that someone infiltrated this chapel. But
who? ”
Inspector Crouse, stood in correction to him. “Or you mean,
what kind of beast has come to roam these corridors and for
what reason.” Liam, my old friend, and you know as well as I,
if I knew all the answers, I would not hesitate to divulge it to
you. But this I know. You may be the new Sir Knight Niles of
this chapel, but your heart is of father’s legacy as detective
and your Brother Trey follows suit right behind you as
younger brothers do. Liam. In my oath as inspector. I dare not
say what I found to you or anyone, you know that our oath as
detectives. But as you are my dear friend and colleague. Tell
this to no one. I’ve never seen anything like it. No clues left
behind. No signs of Breaking and entering. No finger prints on
anything, nothing. Except this.” He pulled out a small clear
ziplock bag showing him the White powder in it. “This was
found from your kitchen floor. I will have it analyzed. This
beast that roams among these castle walls knew exactly what
it is doing. My strict advice to you, keep watch. Now, my
friend, I must leave now. I will return in a few days with the
answer.”
Liam, veers at him. “Thank you, Inspector Crouse, for that
most, insightful answer. I shall take it from here. I will inform
the bureau.”
Inspector Crouse, placed his hand onto Liam’s shoulder. “Of
course my friend. you know what to do with your keen
deduction. Welcome back.” He smiled, then left the premises.
Liam’s look of decisive conclusion as he turned to walk out of
the room, then in his British swag walk down the long corridor
toward a door with the wooden plague of the words,
‘chancery’, he halt facing the rare used door of the medieval
times. Placing his hand over the knob, he turned the handle as
the door opened for him to see the inside room of the ancient
medievalism. Taking his steps inside, he laid his sight on his
trench coat covering one arm length of the knight’s suit of
armor that stood in attendance as if on active duty of his
service to the king. The trench coat he had left behind nearly
six months earlier, to become Sir Knight Liam Niles. But the
time has come to resume his duty once again, as he gazed his
eyes upon his long coat jacket in remembrance of his past
assignments and his duty of honor for which it still stood, as
he began taking the trench coat into his hands from the
knight’s armor, and once again placing it back onto his own
body. As he began to button up each button from top to
bottom, he is reminded of his oath in service to Pastor Connor
Drake. As he turns back to the open door, in an old mirror, he
stood to see himself in his honorable self return recognition,
to his self recommission as once again, Detective Liam Niles,
in active duty, is back for his mission to find out who is
invading Chivalry Chapel. Taking up his sword from the top of
Sir Knight John Drake’s effigy where he had placed before, he
turns from the mirror to leave back to active duty, as he
closes the chancery door, then walking in stride back toward
his duty in service.
Lady Tauna, also on her way to her duties as Lady of Chivalry
Chapel, seeing Liam in his trench coat trademark as detective
returned, her modestly joy face turned into puzzlement
question, as she slowed her walking pace toward him, then
stopped in place, not sure of what she sees.
Liam, seeing her with understanding eyes, slows his pace to a
halt. His loving eyes upon her as gent, he gently went to her,
then in front of her questionable eyes. “Little girl, MY love,
please understand, Inspector Crouse has informed me of an
unknown entity that roams these corridor somewhere in
these castle walls.
Tauna, stood still quiet in listening contently, her stare of
preparing for what is to come, her loving view upon him.
Liam, came closer hovering over her in sincere eyes. ”I must
do this. I must come back to nab this beast before he comes
to destroy what we have built together. Our son that we have
beget, our grandson that now runs his playground of these
hallways in his bare feet. How could I not defeat this unknown
entity while it lurks, as it seeks to devour us. My love, I must
protect my family and fortress once again. I must come back
to defeat it as detective.” He gazed lovingly in her eyes for her
consent as Lady Drake.
Tauna, giving him back his gaze to hers, lay her loving hand of
reassurance gently upon his face. “My vows to you still stand
since the day I met you. Don’t you ever forsake me.”
Liam, reciprocating a warm dimpled smile back to her, he
takes her hand, kissing upon it. “ Never, have I ever or will
forsake you, little girl. Lady Tauna Marie Drake Niles, my wife,
my love of my life.”
Tauna, with a kind smile of approval upon him. “Now. Go get
this dragon beast, my detective knight.”
Liam hovering over her more with tender kisses upon her lips.
Pastor Connor Drake, in his hands of work, comes out of his
office nearly fumbling papers from his hands, stopped to see
their affection.
Liam with Tauna, looked at him.
Pastor Connor, with his view upon them. “I see you two are at
it again. Oh and Liam, son, congratulations on your
recommission. The return of our Detective Liam Niles. And
another thing. The police department has informed me of the
recurrence of Dayn McConol. Apparently he has knowledge
of this beast. Keep watch he does not reenter into my church
as he has threaten to by this evening. If he shows again, do
what you will to him.” He salutes him, goes back into his
room.
Liam, unamused at the news.
Tauna, in apprehension. “It’s one thing about our villain, but
this is for sure. It was a dreaded thing seeing you on that
stone table effigy. Never want to see that again.”
Liam, turned to her in highlight. “Right you are there. And you
have just given me a brilliant idea.”