’ Perhaps it was the wrong thing to say, but Ted had never known Matt to be one to carry much affection for the flavor of the month. Matt jumped up ...uickly, with balled fists. ‘Is that what this is about? You don’t think I fucking care about her? Is that why you’re being such a prick, because she didn’t pick you, she picked someone who would just drop her when he got bored?’ Matt’s voice carried that scary form of anger, the one that forced him to speak in something just above a whisper, so. You parents had promised to marry you to the baker’s son for the summer solstice. That is happening tomorrow, but instead of being married you are in a cell waiting to be executed.All turned for the worse three month ago when the dark plague racked the village. Many people died including all your family and your fiancé. Two weeks ago the mayor was found dead with your knife on his cold body. During the trial you explained that someone had stolen your knife during the night and you had hope to. They came in all sizes and shapes and had varying personalities and quirks of attitude.Age had never been a factor with me when it came to looking for coupling qualifications but I had come to the realization that I preferred the nubile range of mid-twenties to late thirties to find a suitable mate for long-term retention. I also knew instinctively that it was totally improper to even consider close relatives as permanent bed-partners because of all the ingrained distaste for such unions across. The fact that Sanpori only investigated potential capital crimes had locked me in as a victim and cleared any concerns he may have had.The lieutenant was surprisingly efficient and had most of our statements taken by the time Detective Sanpori arrived. I found out that his saving Scarlett’s statement for last was by design, simply so the detective could go over it with her because she was the one who was attacked.“Did anyone else hear that part,” the detective asked. Scarlett had just told him.