"Here, I will show you the name." Meesei answered, before pulling her journal from her pouch. Though, she quickly realized that neither of the two were capable of reading Jel, so she simply translated the name to them. It was one of Oswall's pack members, which both Vera and Oswall had mentioned. After they had the name, Gorlak took Meesei to their designated meeting location, while Caldris went to retrieve the final person. 

As quickly and calmly as she could, Meesei went through questioning each of the people they had collected. She carefully explained to each of them that the reason she was questioning each of them was to investigate something relating to Clavicus Vile, though she of course did not say specifically what happened. When it came to actually asking about the lieutenants' alibis, she did not simply ask if they were present at the times and places they claimed. Instead, she asked the questions in a way that made it seem as if she had a different goal in mind. For Oswall, she asked about one of the specific creatures they had skinned, suggesting that somewhere along the way someone might have attempted to poison the meat for an unknown purpose, and she asked in such a way that confirmed Oswall was indeed present. For Darahil, she asked about the specific research he was performing, and in doing so, confirmed his alibi. The purpose for questioning strategies such as these at this point was not so much to ward off suspicion as it was to ensure that their answers were honest. Through the entire questioning process, Meesei was very careful not to suggest that she suspected their lieutenants of any wrongdoing in order to prevent them from withholding information, or outright lying. 

Through each interview, the lieutenants' alibis after the meeting were confirmed, which meant the last of the loose ends Meesei needed to address had been resolved. Now, all that was left was to make her accusation. Before she left, she informed the group she had collected about the announcement tomorrow at breakfast and told them the same reason as she had given to Gallus for why she did not want to tell them at that moment. 

While Meesei had been in her interviews, Ahnasha had returned, having failed at locating Caleb. This was something that concerned Meesei, but it would have to wait until after she made her accusation. Meesei dismissed Gorlak and Caldris with the task of locating the source of the rumors about Jerrick, while she and Ahnasha returned to their room, where the lieutenants and the rest of her pack were waiting. Since Ahnasha still had Rhazii, Meesei instructed her to wait outside in the hall. While Meesei did not believe Harriet would turn violent while outnumbered to such a degree, she did not want to take any chances. 

As soon as Meesei stepped through the door into her room, all eyes were on her. For a few moments, there was silence as Meesei took in a deep breath, then proceeded to get straight to business. "Oswall, Darahil, after considerable investigation, I find no reasonable way that either of you could be the traitor. After testing the poison itself, we have determined that he must have consumed the poison sometime during or shortly after the meeting yesterday. Therefore, it could not have been poisoned in the early morning. During Jerrick's training session in the morning, Oswall would have had the opportunity to poison his waterskin; however, Darahil witnessed Jerrick drinking from his waterskin before the meeting, as one would expect after such a physically strenuous activity. Therefore, the poison could not have been added to the waterskin before the meeting. Immediately after the meeting ended, everyone here agrees that Oswall left the room first to head to the dining hall, so he would not have had the opportunity to poison it at that point. I have also confirmed his alibi after the meeting, so he could not have poisoned it afterwards either. In fact, I have confirmed all of your alibis after the meeting, so all that is left is the meeting itself. Darahil, Harriet, and Vera all agree that Darahil stepped out with Jerrick onto the mezzanine. Several of you agree that Jerrick forgot his waterskin in the meeting room as well, which leaves that moment as the perfect opportunity for the poisoning to occur."

Meesei paused a moment and shifted her focus to Harriet and Vera. "I will note now that the traitor is going to have a public trial that all in the clan may witness. You will have the opportunity to offer a defense, or admit guilt, as the case may be. Vera, Harriet, both of you claimed that you left the meeting room before the other, leaving the other alone with the waterskin. From my investigation, this is the only time during the day that any of you could have poisoned Jerrick. Multiple witnesses which I have interviewed say that they saw Vera leave the meeting room, then walk away with Jerrick. Only after Darahil moved on did anyone mention Harriet leaving the room."

By this point, Meesei's attention was squarely on Harriet. Her posture was not aggressive, but she was ready to take action on a moment's notice if necessary. "Harriet, all evidence points to you as Jerrick's murderer. You have been caught in a lie about being left alone with Jerrick's waterskin, the vector through which he was poisoned. Is this a crime to which you will confess?"