She's... dead?
I'm afraid so. Didn't appear to be any external wounds, so I can't say it was the creatures.
That's a very interesting observation there, Detective. Something that the player didn't even realize.
So... it's true.
What's that?
Here, for your trouble.
Thanks, but you're giving me the impression this isn't resolved. What are you thinking?
There's something I need to show you. Come with me.
When he died, my mother couldn't bear to part with these, but she also couldn't bear to look at them, either. Thus they became my inheritance.
What does this have to do with me?
Sometimes I have strange dreams and wake up with my father's clocks next to my bed. I can't explain why, but... they're always running. The first time it happened one of my fellow students dropped dead in class. They said he was allergic to the mushrooms in our school lunches. I thought it was only a coincidence at first... but then other people started dying. Every time, a clock at my bedside. It happened again this morning.
Killer Umbrellas, now Killer Clocks.
You think the clocks are connected to your mother's death.
Not all of these devices measure in hours. Some are graduated for days, even weeks. And each in this room has been at my bedside at some recent point. All lives waiting to be taken by some dark magic. I can feel who's marked on the streets when they past by, like a sixth sense. And my dreams are terrible.
Does this have anything to do with the reason you were expelled?
No, I couldn't make fireballs... that's why they kicked me out. This... this is something else. Come, there's more to see...
I've heard of this Professor Kaineth.
Most people have. Many still hold him responsible for the destruction of the original campus. Still, he's the best teacher I've ever had. I can't just watch him die and do nothing to try and stop it.
You're sure the hourglass is his?
Dreams do not lie.
Well, dreams are made up bullshit.
I'm getting the impression this isn't as random as you first made it sound.
We don't always remember our dreams. Usually, I don't, unless I write them down. The one about Kaineth was one I had the foresight to record. So yes, in a way, there is prediction involved.
So why don't you tell him what's going on?
I'm not allowed on the campus, remember? Expelled students are not just cut off from enrollment, they lose their association completely. I suppose I could write him a letter... but, I'd have no way to deliver it to him.
You want me to do it.
I was thinking that, yes. You'd have to give it to his assistant. The professor is a very difficult man to get in touch with.
I haven't agreed to actually do this yet.
You don't work for free. I understand. You're a man of the coin. But I assure you, I will have the funds to pay you by the time the errand is complete.
Write a letter and I'll take it to Kaineth.
I already have it ready to go. Tell them it's a magic scroll that needs returning and it may increase our chances of Kaineth actually reading it. Here.
So you're an eavesdropper? I don't have time for this.
I may have one of the scrolls you're looking for.
Really? Why on earth do YOU have it?
Somebody dropped it in the hallway. Please make sure it sees its way back to Master Kaineth.
I'll bring it to him right away. Thank you so much.
Don't mention it.
Alright. Smooth. Let's go back to Tai and collect my pay.
Well, I don't know about that. New Ashos thus far has seemed to favor sea burial for the upper class. But, I have a feeling in my gut Yatholen won't be too kind to this one. 
You should help Annette. She needs you right now. 
