“But what’s all this? A body, unless I’m quite mistaken!” Goyle looked up sharply, his eyes sparkling. “A body? A death within the city? As Superior of Adua, surely that falls within my province?” Glokta bowed. “Naturally. I was not aware that you had arrived, Superior Goyle. Also, I felt that the unusual circumstances of this—” “Unusual? I see nothing unusual.” Glokta paused. What game is this chuckling fool playing? “Surely you would agree that the violence here is… exceptional.” Goyle gave a flamboyant shrug. “Dogs.” “Dogs?” asked Glokta, unable to let that one pass. “Domestic pets run mad,
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Wild guess: These guys are secretly Eaters in league with the ones hunting Farro. The death coincides with their arrival, they’re acting hella weird, the corpse is likely from them hunting carelessly the night before, and so they came to take over the corpse’s investigation to cover their tracks…?
