Detective Liam Niles: The Diarium of Lady Tauna Drake- Second Edition by BONITA HIGHLEY - HTML preview

The Next day….

Church sacraments:

Tauna sees Dayn following her from her room, to the kitchen breakfast, then to the sanctuary.

The choir’s music spread throughout the castle.

Tauna stood in prayer while listening to the music.

Dayn stood next to her, attentive to the church choir. “Where is Detective Niles?”

Tauna stood cautious. “He’s investigating.”

Dayn, cunningly waited. ”Word is out, the sword was found and was taken sometime last night. Do you know how it was done? It was told that it was done skillfully.”

Tauna, slyly. “How interesting” Turned to leave the room.

Dayn follows her out of the room, walking along with her down the hall. ”It was done practically under the presiding priest’s noses.”

Tauna nonchalantly continued her walk. “Quite intriguing.”

Dayn continued after her. “A two man job, they say.”

Tauna, with a wry smirk “Magnificent.”

Dayn grabbed her arm, forcing her to face him.

Tauna takes one look of disdain at him, jerks away from him. Dayn glared at her. “I’m only going to say this one time. Where is the sword?”

Tauna adamant. “I have no clue of what you’re talking about.”

Dayn clenched his teeth. “I think you do, Miss Drake.”

Tauna tighten her expression. “Good day, Mr. McConol?” She walks away toward her room, then notices him following her. She continued her walk across the room, across the hallway, then outside into the drizzled rain, then stopped abruptly. She peered to her right, then left, then stood in her thoughts in the pouring rain as rain droplets drenched her hair, dripped off. Swallowing of his disappearance, she began her slow walk back inside the castle. Reentering in the forefront, an illumination of candles lined up on both sides of the chancel as the atmosphere filled with silence, the flames warming her body. She continues her steps towards the sanctuary’s chancel. The warm flickering reassured her senses of god’s presence. She turned to walk back to her room to see Dayn sitting in a corner of her room.

Dayn, twiddling his thumbs. “Why are you following me?”

Tauna stood firm. “I should be asking you that question.”

Dayn stood up taking steps toward her. “Tauna, Perhaps you will join me in this quest to find the sword’s new location.”

Tauna began to move around him. “That is for Detective Niles quest. Good evening?”

Dayn sneered. “Ah yes. The Master Detective Liam Niles. and his apprentice, I suppose.”

Tauna kept her vision aligned to him in straight faced silence . Dayn snickered. “Yes, just what I thought. And does this partnership come with fringe benefits, you and him?”

Tauna takes three steps up to him with adamant glare. “Good evening, Mr. McConol.” She swiftly turned to walk to her room.

Dayn stands with a wry twist upon his mouth, seeing her walking back out of her room, he grabs a dagger from above the fireplace, hurls it towards her as it struck her bedroom doorframe with a hard thud as the blade embedded into the wall, stuck in warning.

Simultaneously, Liam suddenly appears entering the room, immediately halts to see the eminent threat.

Simultaneously, Tauna immediately turns to see Liam, then back to Dayn.

Liam, in quick response, grasps the dagger in anger, pulls it from the doorframe, and swiftly hurls it back at him in defense, as it struck his long loose shirt, pinning him to the wall on the other side of the room. “Tauna, call the police.” He looks at her, straightens out his sleek long black trench coat. “And I’ll see you later love.”

Tauna gives Liam a reassured smirk, then does what he asked.

Liam turned back to walk to him up close and personal. “Dayn McConol. There is no doubt in my keen deductive mind, that you and only you pulled it off in orchestrating this monstrosity, am I right?”

Dayn , clenching his teeth. “I take the fifth”.

Liam, with disgust. “Show up inside this castle once more and I’ll have you do the fifth-permanently.” His teeth clenched back in retaliation. He grasped the dagger, pulling it out from the wall as the police arrived.

The Police placing Mr. McConol in handcuffs, taking him away from the castle.

Liam readjusts his jacket’s collar in a cool calm way. “Right.” Then walks to greet Tauna inside her room with an unamusing look. “Blimey. Now what am I to do with you little girl?” He reasoned with her, pacing back and forth beside her in concern. “What on EARTH, were you thinking?!”

Tauna watching him move side to side. “I was trying to divert him.”

Liam quickly turned to her. “Trying to Divert him? That was your motive? Really? Did you think of the potential dangerous consequence?!” He sighed.

Tauna, offended. “Oh, Liam, do credit me with some intelligence.”

Liam steps aligned to her sides vision, adamantly looking at her. “And what would have happened if I didn’t show up?! I’ll tell you little girl, never do anything of this detective game you play without me, is that clear?” He stepped close to her.

Tauna looks at him for understanding. “Liam, I was only……”

Liam’s adamant eyebrows rose. “Ah….”

Tauna, again tried to explain. “But, I only wanted…..”

Liam once again raised his brows. “AHH---SHHH…..

Tauna stared at him mesmerized, trying to find more opened mouth explained words.

Liam reasoned. “I’m going to tell you, leave the sleuthing to me. And you, as your father’s heir, are to be the heir to his chapel. Is that clear?”

Tauna looked straight at him “Quite. And now what are you going to do? Tell my father?” Sarcastic.

Liam gently took hold of her chin, looked straight into her eyes. “ If I was your father, I’d put you over my knee giving you a good smack.”

Tauna gave him a bold look back. “That’s funny, I would have thought you’d put me in bed as punishment.” Sarcastic scalding him back in return.

Liam looked at her. “That, no doubt, would come after.”

Tauna stood up to him. “So no penance?”

Liam, stood close to her with a hover. “You’re dismissed of all charges. Case closed.”

Tauna, comforted by him. “ Am I dismissed?”

Liam gave her a lingered look of response. “No.”