Mallorie Kinless

Mother is killed and Mallorie and her twin sister are removed from her womb and stolen. The crime is come upon by the midwife. The neighbor insists that she greeted the midwife as she arrived at the victim's home the evening before but the midwife claimed to not have visited. She is taken into custody and the magistrate is summoned. The magistrate is at the time away at the capital and is attending a meet and greet with Lady Katterine and the Imperial delegation lead by Her Grace Princess Desareigh of House Silverheart. The details of the case catch the attention of the ladies who accompany the magistrate. It is found that the midwife has an iron-clad alibi and the Magestrie's Examiner finds evidence that points to the father of the children.

Mallory watched her mother through the flames of the camp's fire as she performed her evening duty of taking the watch commander's report and watch log book. with the grace and flow of a well-oiled machine, she saluted the Officer and turned to another armor-clad soldier. He saluted and she returned it. The cadence of his voice was well-practiced as he quietly swore the oath that marked him as the new Watch Commander. She held out the logbook which he took in ridged hands. One on top and the other on the bottom he pulled the book to his breastplate. The soldier next moved his top hand to the clasp that held the tomb shut and pushed the locking mechanism to open it. the lock flared with light and the strap fell loose. The book then opened of its own accord to the last page entered upon.
Katt saluted the commander again and he disappeared into the shadows. "One last thing My Lady." The voice was small and meek but that was deceiving. The owner of that voice was in fact that of a formidable veteran ranger who was also Lady Katterine's Valet. The man smiled at Mallorie as he handed the document over.
"What is it?" Katt aksed with a sigh. She sat down upon a stool placed near the fire. Her eyes lifted to the flames and through them meeting Mal's own. She smiled and blew her child a kiss as she took the paper.
"It's the Annexation Decree."