Jane Gray and the Raven Idols. Book 2

Chapter 4. Culmination of the investigation

 HOUSE OF HILL.

Toward evening, Hiona retired to the street, breathe the fresh air, and her parents - Melia and Diktis - were busy with their everyday business: different chores around the house. Diktis made a chair, and Melia was engaged in cutting.
- Do you notice Hiona's strange behavior?- Diktis asked.
- Ever since she met Edmon, she's been replaced,- Melia thought. It seemed to her that Hiona was beginning to abandon her parents, but the woman in every possible way drove this thought aside, as if she were afraid of the truth. She simply believed that her mother Khiona loves more than some incomprehensible young man from a wealthy family whose father was present during the coronation of Amenhotep.
- If Ishida connects them with bonds, then maybe it's worth resolving," Diktis put off the repair of the chair and looked at his wife.
- Did she ask you? - asked Melia. - I always knew that Hiona is stubborn, but that would get to such baseness.
- No, she practically does not talk to me at all,- Diktis shook his head. "It's just that your stubbornness can destroy a faithful marriage and bring down the wrath of the Gods upon our family."
- So you first think about yourself - Melia came to anger, - You are afraid of the wrath of the Gods, scared for yourself. You do not care about the fate of your daughter, you think to yourself! But only!
Diktis could not stand it and slapped his wife. She even was taken aback: for the first time in the last 36 years, in their family, the man raised his hand to the woman: but she should think about it, or maybe something really out of the ordinary happened, maybe her fault ??? !!!

SAKHAR'S DESERT, NORTHERN PART.

Jane and Raven had already walked along the right bank of the Nile for a long time, when suddenly they came upon a small hut.
- God, thank God,- Jane exclaimed, and wanted to wash the water from the Nile with joy, but the Crow snapped the girl's hand, yelling,
- No, do not! You'll die!
- Thank you,- Jane put her arms around the Crow and the friends knocked on the hut.
Behind the door there was a groan and a minute later a man with gray hair appeared in the doorway, but his face seemed very familiar to Raven. He tried to remember, but he could not remember, even kill, where they could intersect.
- The face is familiar,- Jane whispered into her ear.
- Do you remember where we saw him?
- In the bazaar, like,- Jane said, straining her memory,- It seems to be a trader who was a neighbor of the murdered man."
- Did you find the killer? - the man first recognized the Crow and Jane, - I was a friend of the dead, I did not want to talk in public, but now you came, you can talk!
- We'll ask you a few questions,- Jane said,- OK?
- Come into the house, I live alone,- My wife went to work.
When all were seated in the hall, the man spoke:
- I am ready to help you. Ask.
- First of all, we want to know the name of you and the name of the murdered merchant,- Jane said.
- My name is Madu, the name of my murdered friend-merchant is Meti (translated as "fair", pr.av.).
- I'm Typhon, my bride, Iseia,- the Crow introduced himself.
While Madu was pouring himself a drink with a jug into a jug and spreading a bun with a jam, the Crow surveyed the room around: nothing remarkable, just like in other houses, as if they had not changed the house: clay, linen, some lime, firewood in the corner, scrolls with which they are incomprehensible signs. In the center of the room was a table made of clay, but made very high quality: carved legs, lined with a bright brown tree, which stood out against the background of the general table, thus giving the table a more beautiful appearance. Patterns on the top of the table were executed simply superbly: Madou was able to somehow image the image of all the Egyptian Gods and Isis, pictured in the center of the table, on the table. AT
The Crow stared at the table, he liked it so much that Madou himself noticed it:
"Is something wrong with my desk?" asked the man, beginning to get a little nervous. Jane also looked at the Crow in surprise, saying that two strange murders had occurred before our very eyes, and you're looking at the table for half an hour ?? !!
- Yes, no, it's just that!-The raven was simply delighted,-"I'm just admiring your desk." You could do so, just a masterpiece!
"Maybe it's time for us to investigate?" - Jane inconspicuously kicked Crow with her foot, - Come on, enough about the table! Let's look for the killer!