Thread:BlackDragonKid/@comment-26863232-20181107214505/@comment-26863232-20181229032047

Lizzie invites you to sit outside near the Yeastburrow River (which is decorated with hyacinths) as you read, then hands you a lantern and wanders off into the dusk. You read through the books rather quickly; there's not a lot of words since the pages are full of holes. Here's a summary of what you read:

Surviving Loss  -  Our Majesty, King Morrison Larrabrui  (Autobiography)

King Larrabrui had 7 adopted children. At some point in time, a child of his jumped off a seaside cliff for unknown reasons and dragged another down with them (a murder-suicide). Afterwards, a monster begins picking off townsfolk near the bay and river ("The Waterside Murders"), eventually killing the other kids. Only after this do the 4-year killings start. However, waterside murders happen very rarely as a strange side effect.

Then the book becomes nonsensical writings, talking of children's voices and following "the voices of the future".

A Comprehensive Exploration of the Four-Year Murderer  -  Harley Hooves

You note that it's written by Harley. The book lists possible suspects of the four-year highwayman, and details reasons why. Here are a few notable ones:

1) An unknown, tentacled creature that could be caused from the disappearance of King Larrabrui's 7 children.  There isn't much information about it.

2) Whom Harley dubs the "Crimescene Cat"; She's basically mute, but Harley notes that she seems clairvoyant of crimes.

3) A water monster; Harley concludes that this creature could be the one responsible for The Waterside Murders.  She also states that there are often hyacinths on the river bank or floating in the bays.

Before you read any further, screeches sound from the river. You rush over to see, but the lamp only illuminates splashing white froth.