>>5636790>25 vs 10, 11 vs 18They dedicate most of their remaining stamina on finding secrets within the monks’ living quarters.
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The crew first visited the dining hall, a mostly empty place as breakfast had already occurred and the time for lunch hasn’t arrived yet. A good starting point to plan out their infiltration.
Under the shade of the dining hall’s roofs, they plan out their route. They’ll hit the study hall first, then the sleeping quarters, and finally the washing hall. If they manage their time well, they could probably get away with rummaging through the halls without being noticed.
The study hall is a wide building, with dark green roofs and bright yellow roof spikes, reminiscent of the Serpents that made the southern provinces prosperous through bestowing education to people. Used by monks for studying the scriptures, but also a place where they could teach those knowledge to people that visit the temple.
Luckily, there isn’t a lecture right now, allowing the crew to visit it and gather information without much difficulty.
Even in this delirious state, they noticed strange spots in the shelves. Shadows that don’t look right. Textures that feels strange to touch. Details that seem out of place.
After fumbling around for a few minutes, they discovered hidden compartments and secret notes within the study hall’s libraries.
These notes reveal a disturbingly detailed information about the people that visit the temple. Their reputation, their opinions, their actions, their associates, and 'suggestions' of the monks on dealing with them, ranging from observing them more frequently than others, to kidnapping and killing.
Notes on people that committed serious crimes that went unreported, such as murders, rape, fraud or had ties to crime organizations were much longer, and the suggestions required multiple votes in order for it to be executed.
Out of all the crossed out names, a decent portion of it are minors. They earned their disappearance through crimes such as repeated property destruction, starting fights, and..
Sira recognizes these incidents — some of the minors displayed behaviors that resemble ones in Ratana temple.
