Mission Report: The Missing Bodies

This is a new experience for me, in many ways. This is the first time I have needed to write a mission report, outside of tests for the wheelchair. Secondly, this is also the first time I need to write about working with a group. The word "team" feels a little too strong at the moment, though we could get there. I am getting ahead of myself.
 
While our task set to us was a success, leading the missing bodies back to Ralph, or his new alias Necrome, getting to that conclusion was both too fast, and not certain enough before action was taken. While there may have been multiple points of evidence pointing toward the culprit, all of it happened to be circumstantial at best. Ralph's cart having the trace of magic that matched was important, but there was no proof he had even used it himself that night. His reluctance to allow us to search it was suspicious, but does that give us the right to do it anyway? To me, that course of action feels like we condemned him before we were sure. I still need to figure out how I feel about that. Do the actions justify the means as long as we were right? And then what if we were wrong?
 
We have a long way to go before we work as a synergized team, which is to be expected. The only ones of us who feel connected substantially are Eversong and Tear, and those skills take time to bond. The most concerning part of my own conduct is choosing violence as the aggressor, and not in response to a threat. There were many other things I could have done when Tear's magic had faded. I could have taken up my shield, I could have used my ram to not injure Ralph but stop him from being a threat. Out of all of those options I chose the one I thought I would never. I still am unsure if it is just because my reputation was insulted, if it was because we thought he was already guilty, or other complications. Regardless, I need to spend some time considering my actions. Tear's words about keeping that aspect secret from Sil are also still swimming in my mind. I omitted that detail, and I even suggested expulsion rather than imprisonment for Necrome. Is that because I felt the guilt of my actions toward him?
 
Finally. My thoughts on Necrome's actions. I can understand conceptually where this thought would have started. I have not been able to be a defender of Quickwater for much time, and I also respect the call of helping others. Using expired beings for that certainly makes me uneasy, but if it was just that our decision would have been harder. The evidence of Necrome trying to murder other townsfolk, the ones he claims to protect, was a step too far. If he is released, I hope he comes to realize that.
 
I have an awful lot to think about currently.