"I haven't heard of normal. The spring-loaded gun is a new type of gun invented up north that uses a mechanical contraption instead of a match to ignite. It only arrived at Sea Blue a few days ago, and it's still a rare item; I don't have one either." Lieutenant Colonel Field tried to draw a diagram with his finger dipped in alcohol on the table, but failed: "You would understand if you saw the actual object."
After much study, they finally determined two directions for investigation. One was to look into the recent disappearances and deaths among the Sea Blue Army spellcasters; the other was to start with the dock workers, investigating the assassins disguised as porters.
There were also two leads Field wasn't very hopeful about: the sword and gun the assassin dropped into the sea; and the possibility that the Carters' Brotherhood helped the assassin handle the carriage.
