In Sheep Clothing

**In Sheep Clothing** is a case featured in *Criminal Case*. It takes place in *The Hunt For Orion* chapter of Graecita.

## Plot

**You are now experiencing the story in third-person view**

With Ekho leading the way, the *Hamilton Laurent’s Revenge* crew started hiking to St. Adrienne, walking being Artemis’ chariot where Ginny, Madelina and the other huntresses are sitting. Feeling bored by the journey and noticing Ginny was still feeling down, Madelina decided to lighten the mood by getting her *beats* speakers out of her bag and blasted *Stars Are Blind* by Venice Bucci, where all the huntresses started singing as well as poor Ekho who had no choice but to repeat every word she was hearing. Getting irritated, Mia asked Maverick for the *Sword of Amenius*, which he took with him in case they had to battle something, and she threw the sword at the speakers, breaking them. The stags, who were vibing with the music, got pissed and under Bambi’s signal, they raised their back legs and next thing Mia knew, she was completely covered with wee, spreading laughter across the journey. After a few more minutes, they spotted a sign saying *WELCOME TO ST. ADRIENNE*, Artemis thanked Ekho before letting her go and they proceeded to get in the gate but were blocked by a policeman. The policeman stared at Ginny and addressed her to come, talking to her in words none of the others understood, but they knew that it was German. The group had no idea why the policeman was interrogating Ginny, but Madelina had a feeling she knew what was going on, brought out a makeup remover pad from her bag, but instead of putting acetone on it, she covered it with white foundation and spread it on Ginny’s cheek. The racist policeman, now convinced Ginny is “white”, was mortified and he let the group pass. As soon as they rid of the policeman, the group started asking Madelina how did she manage to act so quickly, where she shared a story about a Swedish girl she used to be friends with who enjoyed blackfishing and whenever the police would pull up her car, she would bring out a cotton ball to remove her makeup in order to avoid a ticket. As they are walking across the hills, the group could spot the village from a distance and decided to go down there and enjoy themselves before starting the hunt, but Mia, not wanting to walk the village smelling like piss, decided to stay behind and look for a water source to wash her clothes with. Mia found and took off her clothes to wash them and next to her, she saw Ginny looking at her reflection, sadly. Mia was going to ignore her, but then sighed and apologized to Ginny about the way the policeman treated her and that the way he acted was unprofessional, but that didn’t cheer Ginny up as her mind was somewhere else. Mia realized Ginny was thinking about her past and she apologized to her in behalf of the crew for pressuring her into talking about it but Ginny told her that it’s okay and that she shouldn’t pretend it didn’t exist and sometimes she must face it. Ginny then forced a smile and asked Mia where the others are, in which Mia pointed at the town and having done washing the stink from her clothes, Mia walked with her toward the village but then they spotted a boy around their age tied to a tree in his boxers. The girls laughed, assuming the boy fell victim to a prank, but when they came to help set him free, they saw that he was tied with sausages, his guts were chewed on and the boy in fact fell victim to murder.

**You are now playing as Mia Loukas**

Ginny was completely horrified by what she saw and went in a panic, but Mia calmed her down and seeing that neither Ophelia or Zachary are around, she appointed Ginny as her partner which she hesitantly accepted. Under a pile of what appeared to be the victim’s clothes, they found a brassiere which belonged to an L. Winters, Luzia des Winters. The girl claimed to be the victim’s girlfriend and from her they learned that the victim was a goatherd called Piotr Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorffvoralternwarengewissenhaftschaferswesenchafewarenwholgepflegeundsorgfaltigkeitbeschutzenvonangereifenduchihrraubgiriigfeindewelchevorralternzwolftausendjahresvorandieerscheinenbanderersteerdeemmeshedrraumschiffgebrauchlichtalsseinursprungvonkraftgestartseinlangefahrthinzwischensternartigraumaufdersuchenachdiesternwelshegehabtbewohnbarplanetenkreisedrehensichundwohinderneurassevanverstandigmenshlichkeittkonntevortpflanzenundsicherfreunanlebenslamdlichfreudeundruhemitnichteinfurchtvorangreifenvonandererintlligentgeschopfsvonhinzwischensternartigraum, that she and him snuck out to the alps at night to mess around without the village knowing and when asked about the murder, Luzia denied witnessing anything as they stopped making love when they heard the growls of wolves and she ran back to the village while Piotr was staying behind to distract them from her. Mia and Ginny then decided to investigate the town and found reasons to suspect Italian painter, Fabrizio Gallardo and a Swiss mountain girl called Adelaide Lupo who enjoyed keeping company with the victim while he’s caring for his clients’ goats. While the duo were at the village, a creepy girl approached them, claiming she knew the monster who claimed Piotr’s soul.

The girl who approached them was called Genevieve Toussaint and when asked about Piotr’s murder, she told the tale of the “Alp Uncle” and how he is a lonely carpenter feared by the village children and while he seems like a regular man at sight, he is in fact a dangerous monster “in disguise”. The story terrified Ginny, who was afraid to visit the “Alp Uncle”’s cottage, but a nearby villager laughed, telling her and Mia not to listen to anything Genevieve is saying as she’s known as the town’s “nutcase”, revealing the “Alp Uncle” to be a man called Luca Lupo, Adelaide Lupo’s grandfather and a client of Piotr’s. While Genevieve was arguing with the villager, Mia and Ginny, who was still afraid, decided to pay the “Alp Uncle” a visit, but he wasn’t there so they looked through his barn and when they were done inspecting it, he cornered them with a crossbow, demanding to know why they’re here. After learning of the situation, he let them go and continue their investigation where they learned that Fabrizio was working on a painting of the alps for weeks, which was destroyed after one of the goats Piotr was supposed to take care of stumbled on the painting where Fabrizio was drinking from a river. They also discovered that Luzia was actually an empousa called “Lucilla” in disguise, but when confronted on het identity, she claimed she was not like other vampires and is one of the “good ones”, that she genuinely was in love with Piotr but admitted that while the two of them were making love, she went mad after sniffing blood from an injury he had, accidentally revealed her true self to him, making Piotr freak out and throw rocks at her while calling her a “demon”. While Mia and Ginny were recapping the case on the hills, they spotted Chet and Chase running towards their direction. Ginny asked the two what they are running from, where Chase pointed at a herd of goats running toward them.

At the sight of the goats, Mia and Ginny freaked out too and started running with the boys but eventually reached a dead end, realizing they’re running toward the edge of a cliff. Luckily, Adelaide was there and when she saw the goats about to attack Mia, Ginny and the two boys, she whistled and the goats stopped in motion. Mia and Ginny thanked the little girl before heading back to their investigation where they learned that Piotr was seeing Genevieve for lessons on the supernatural as he was sensing strange things from Luca Lupo lately and that Adelaide screamed at Piotr when he told her he suspects her grandfather could be demonically possessed. Mia and Ginny then discovered Luca Lupo was Piotr’s killer.

Luca reacted furiously toward the accusations, pulling out his crossbow to scare Mia and Ginny away from his properly. Ginny was going to obey him and leave, but Mia forced her to stand her ground and she started showing Luca the evidence, which he kept denying until he looked at sky, saw the sun setting which made him grin and admit to the murder. Suddenly his face shifted, and instead of having a human face, he had one that resembled a humanoid wolf. Ginny was shocked and asked him what he is, where Luca grinned and revealed that he isn’t the real Luca Lupo, that Luca Lupo was dead for months and he had taken his place and his real name is Lykaon, the king of werewolves. Lykaon laughed and admitted that he is behind the disappearances that were happening in the town lately and all the people that went missing are either dead or were transformed into wolves. He then revealed that he never intended to kill Piotr as he helped fatten up his lambs and he appreciated his service, but the boy gave him no choice as he started getting nosey in his business and it would be about time before he discovers his true identity. As the full moon started to rise, Lykaon transformed into a giant wolf, the size of the barn and growled at Mia and Ginny. The girls’ hearts started pumping with fear and when Lykaon raised his claw, they screamed and ran down the hill.

It is now quarter to 7, the huntresses lined up after hours of fun and shopping and were ready to start hunting for the monster injecting fear into the townspeople of St. Adrienne’s minds. Suddenly, they spotted two girls running from the hills, screaming and with close look they recognized them as Mia Loukas and Renée Diouf. Artemis asked Ginny what she was running from, who started stuttering before yelling the word “werwolf”, catching the townspeople’s attention. Mia took over from Ginny and revealed that Luca Lupo is actually the werewolf king Lycaon in disguise. Hearing that, Genevieve laughed and boasted that she knew Luca was a monster, that she was right all along but no one believed her, making the townspeople roll their eyes. Artemis needed a better explanation on what the girls saw to understand exactly what’s going on and asked to speak with them in a less crowded area, but then a beer girl ran down the hill carrying a bucket of water, screaming for help.

Wondering what’s up with the girl, Zachary and Mia decided to speak with her and she introduced herself as Gretl Beutelspracher. Gretl explained that she was sent to the mountain to fetch some water from the river and while she was walking back she saw a young lady crawling with an arrow on her back, begging for help before becoming unconscious and she ran as fast as she can to bring some help. Zachary asked Gretl where is the girl, in which she revealed that she laid her on a tree to feel more comfortable. Zachary and Mia rushed there and found a tall lady, dressed like a Greek warrior, injured and the arrow that was on her back was removed and placed on her lap. When the duo saw the lady, they immediately knew she was a Xerdan and took her straight to Hasuro to be healed. Hasuro managed to heal her and when Zachary and Mia saw her, it was as if she was never attacked. The Xerdan woman asked where is she, in which Zachary answered her by revealing that she’s in the town of St. Adrienne and asked her if she was attacked by Orion. At hearing the name “Orion”, adrenaline rushed to the lady and she drew her sword, asking where is the giant. Zachary calmed her down and told her that they are looking for him too and that while she was gone, the Huntresses of Artemis agreed to join forces with the Xerdans against him. The lady did not enjoy hearing this, but seeing that they’re dealing with a common enemy she accepted that such an alliance exists and introduced herself as Scholastica. Zachary told Scholastica that it is an honor for them to meet her and that they are currently dealing with another monster, but once they’ve defeated Lykoan, they want her to take them to the secret passage leading from Southeast France to Xerda, which she agreed to do.

After finding a quiet area to talk, Mia and Ginny explained that whole Luca/Lykoan situation to Artemis in as much detail as they could and how he is the one responsible for the disappearances that’s been having in St. Adrienne lately, either killing his victims or turning them into carnivorous wolves. When she heard that, Artemis knew they had to take action immediately before he moves to another town, but judging by Ginny’s description, Lykaon is a hard creature to kill and they needed to find his weakness before they attack. Mia and Ginny decided to speak to Genevieve to ask for advice in fighting Lykaon and she told them that she purchased a book on the supernatural from the town library but when she checked her bag she realized that she lost the book. When the duo asked where she last had the book with her, she revealed that she was reading from it by the fountain. Mia and Ginny went there and found the book where Genevieve said it would be but when they read it, it was written in letters that were unfamiliar to both girls so they gave it to Madelina, assuming she’d be interested in the book seeing that she’s a “witch”. Madelina revealed that the letters on the book are Hebrew, which she unfortunately doesn’t speak, however she knows someone in their group who is Jewish and asked Chet to come out. Chet was shy but Madelina encouraged him to speak and he explained that he skimmed through the book and it wasn’t really helpful as it talked about supernatural creatures from modern pop culture, but however he found a chapter which may be useful to them and it talked about werewolves. He then said that in the book, it says that werewolves are sensitive to silver and that the best way to kill one is by stabbing them or shooting them with silver weapons, as even if the wounds aren’t deadly, it would still weaken them and make them easier to kill. He then flipped the book to a page showing crescent-shaped earrings and necklaces, explaining that the book says that such jewelry would offer however wears them protection from werewolves. Madelina thanked Chet for assisting her by giving him a peck on the cheek, which made him blush and rush away. Ginny and Mia recognize the jewelry on the book as the same one Lucilla was wearing and asked her about Lykaon, where she revealed that she knew that he was the one attacking the townspeople but had no idea who he was guising as so she wore that necklace to protect herself. When asked for the necklace, Lucilla hesitantly gave it to them, forcing them to promise that they’ll get rid of Lykaon for good.

**You are now experiencing the story in third-person view**

After helping the Xerdan and finding out what Lykoan’s weakness is, the huntresses and the *Hamilton Laurent’s Revenge* crew went to a weapon ship, buying as much silver weapons as they could and outside the shop they saw Genevieve Toussaint and a couple of Alpine believers waiting outside, saying that they want to participate in the battle. They then hiked up to Luca Lupo’s cottage but he wasn’t there and they wondered if he made his escape. Ophelia, Mia and Ginny decided to check the barn and inside they saw a terrified Adelaide hiding behind a stack of hay. Mia asked the girl where her grandfather is, where Adelaide denied knowing where he is and that she saw him just 10 minutes ago and he looked different and scary. Suddenly, the girls heard a scream outside, Ophelia and Mia rushed outside while Ginny was comforting Adelaide and they saw that their squad was being cornered by wolves and Lykaon, now in his humanoid form was orchestrating them. He then transformed to his wolf form and the battle against the wolves started, the team fighting as hard as they can against the beasts. Inside the barn, Ginny was sheltering Adelaide with her arms. Ginny looked at Adelaide’s face to see how she’s doing and to her surprise, Adelaide’s face turned to a wolf’s and she gave a grin before completely transforming into a wolf and attacked Ginny. Ginny screamed, she pulled out her bow to scare off the young beast, but she couldn’t find it in her heart to harm her. Adelaide was reluctant to attack at first, but when she realized Ginny was too “weak” to hurt her, she charged. Ginny pushed the cub with her legs, screaming and panicking until Ophelia entered the barb and killed the cub with her silver blade. They then went outside where everyone is still fighting, except for Madelina who was looking for her battle pose. Mia looked at Madelina and being irritated by her lack of contribution in the battle, yelled at her, startling Madelina so much that she accidentally fired an arrow to Lykoan’s head. The battle was then over once Lykoan fell to the ground and died.

To celebrate the werewolf’s death, the townspeople renamed their town to “Lykoan” and allowed Madelina, who brought down the wolf, to behead it so that his head would be hanged in the town’s museum and advertise it for tourists. The group went to the pub to reward themselves for putting the wolf down and all of them were cheerful, except for Ginny who knew she shouldn’t be celebrated as she gave nothing into the battle. Ophelia asked her if she’s feeling okay, where Ginny answered with a lie and then Artemis approached her and told her she’d like to speak with her in private. Ginny knew Artemis must’ve heard of what happened in the barn and what she was going to say, but she followed her anyway. As soon as they are in private, Ginny apologized to Artemis and told her Adelaide was a child hoping Artemis would understand why she didn’t kill her, but Artemis told her she isn’t mad at her and there’s no need to bring excuses, however she is disappointed. Artemis sighed and told her this isn’t the first time she acted this way in a hunt and she tried being patient with her, but most huntresses get used to acting violent after a year of joining, while she’s been in the hunt for 5 years and didn’t learn to adapt with their nature. Artemis then said to Ginny that she shouldn’t even be here as she isn’t “exactly” a virgin, but she let her in for protection, however after her many bear-death experiences during the hunt, she believes it would be safer for her to leave. Ginny was startled by that suggestion and begged Artemis to keep her, where the goddess replied by assuring her she’d let her stay this time, but if she gives out the same performance while they’re fighting Orion, she has to kick her out. Yoyo and Ophelia were eavesdropping on their conversation and when the goddess left, they went to comfort Ginny. However, as much as Ophelia felt for Ginny in the situation, she felt that Artemis had a point and that Ginny must toughen up. When Ophelia expressed her opinion, Ginny didn’t take it well, seeing it as though Ophelia was telling her she doesn’t belong with the huntresses. Ophelia tried to tell Ginny she’s taking it out of context, but Ginny heard enough and assured Ophelia that she will prove her and Artemis wrong and she will give her best performance when fighting Orion.

Meanwhile at *The William*, it was still sunset and all the prisoners were asleep, except for Vicci who was wide awake. Suddenly, he heard a yawn and saw that Niilo Hämäläinen was finally awake after hours of sleeping. Vicci smiled and told Niilo he hopes that he slept well, before giving hive a tray of food which has become cold and while he was eating, Niilo asked Vicci what happened, where Vicci reminded him about the leeches and told Niilo that they had to castrate him. Niilo spit out his food and immediately checked south, relieved to know that Vicci was just pulling his legs and scorned at him while he was laughing. Sarcastically, Vicci asked Niilo if he’s afraid he’d be no use for his girlfriend, making Niilo blush and he reminded Vicci that they aren’t allowed to date, but that made Vicci laugh again and he told Niilo not to play innocent as he saw him and Gina Rosales flirt while they were investigating Faith Baros’ disappearance. This made Niilo blush again and asked Vicci to promise not to tell anyone which made Vicci laugh yet again, and he asked Niilo if he seriously believes any of the soldiers follow that rule and that none of them gave up their love life simply because of Kaleb Willoughby’s terrible luck in love. Curious, Niilo asked Vicci if he has a girlfriend, and instead of laughing that time, Vicci blushed. He looked at the sunset and then back to Niilo’s spoon and this is when he got an idea, asking the young soldier to raise his spoon to the sun. This made a subtle rainbow appear and he prayed for the goddess Iris to let him contact a girl named “Sherise”. Before Niilo could ask who Sherise is, an image of a palace maid appeared and she was startled when she saw Vicci’s face. The palace maid, Shirley Kennedy was delighted when she saw Vicci, asking him if he’s on his way back to Graecita, but when she saw his expression she knew something was wrong. She then asked him why he is naked, with suspicion in her mind where Vicci sighed and told her about what happened to him and his crew. Shirley was horrified and started asking many questions, but Vicci told her to calm down and do what he’s about to tell her. He instructed Shirley to go to either Kaleb or The Queen and tell them that the ship holding Gisele Najm was attacked by Ann Bonny, that Gisele is now free and the soldiers were captured and are being taken to Clew Island to be sold as slaves. Shirley listened attentively and before going to inform the queen, she told Vicci that she loves him but before he could tell her he loves her back, the sun has set and the line was cut. After he had talked to Shirley, Niilo shyly asked if that’s his girlfriend, where Vicci corrected him by revealing Shirley is his wife.

## Summary

### Victim

* **Piotr Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorffvoralternwarengewissenhaftschaferswesenchafewarenwholgepflegeundsorgfaltigkeitbeschutzenvonangereifenduchihrraubgiriigfeindewelchevorralternzwolftausendjahresvorandieerscheinenbanderersteerdeemmeshedrraumschiffgebrauchlichtalsseinursprungvonkraftgestartseinlangefahrthinzwischensternartigraumaufdersuchenachdiesternwelshegehabtbewohnbarplanetenkreisedrehensichundwohinderneurassevanverstandigmenshlichkeittkonntevortpflanzenundsicherfreunanlebenslamdlichfreudeundruhemitnichteinfurchtvorangreifenvonandererintlligentgeschopfsvonhinzwischensternartigraum** (Found tied to a tree with sausages, eaten alive by wolves)

## Suspects

Adelaide LupoFabrizio GallardoLuzia des WintersGenevieve ToussaintLuca Lupo
## Quasi-suspects

Gretl BeutelspracherScholasticaArtemisChet PeretzLykaonRenée DioufNiilo HämäläinenShirley Kennedy
## Killer’s Profile

* The killer drinks goat milk.

* The killer eats sausages.

* The killer speaks German.

* The killer has brown eyes.

* The killer wears a hat.