You examine the horse-thing. Dead and by now partly frozen. Blood is everywhere. Its entrails have been eaten and blood stains the snow. But that saddle looks like an ordinary leather saddle. You don't see any Garou glyphs or anything explicitly supernatural.
Maybe you could grab the whole saddle and look for identifying marks. Your thoughts? No, mine. I'm talking again. Just talking, though. Just making conversation—nothing more. And if you find something to identify the marks, then you can do some old-fashioned detective work in town. Ask around, see who knows anything.
You can start a serious investigation after sunrise. Assuming "investigation" is a real thing? Like, can you actually hit the pavement and ask people questions, which leads to more people you can ask more questions to? Or is that just what happens on detective shows?
"What about that weird lance the rider had?" I've never seen anything like that.
I need to learn what this creature was in order to cure Clay. I grab the saddle and then go into town and ask around. That might take all day, but I'm patient.
"What about Black Tarn?" She could end up lost in the Umbra forever if we can't help her.
I'm sick of getting yanked around! I grab that cat so quickly it can't escape and demand answers.
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