Artie really didn't expect the system to answer again. However, she figured she should have more faith in the compassion of the system.
[Chasing the truth is one of the governing natures of angels. Truth is closer to reality at the scene of the crime.]
At first, Artie didn't know what this meant, but knowing the different notions of the phrase 'scene of the crime', then… would it be fine to assume that she was being asked to come to Talcum to find out what happened? It's possible that someone there would know how Larkin and Sarafina's relationship fell into shambles.
"The king?" Artie murmured. She had no idea what the king was like, but Larkin harbored great dislike towards him and Herriot. If the king was just like Herriot—strangely demonized by Larkin and the rest, then perhaps he might know a few things about Sarafina as a person. The angel then twitched. Wasn't Sarafina the king's older sister? Wait, was it younger?