Abeyance

"It Must Stop."

          The walls were quite colorful, as Tofu had started painting on the walls instead of a canvas. The queen had allowed her, since she did not care anymore. Tofu painted roses and bridges on these walls, because she wanted to get out of her habit of "abstract" artworks. They only looked messy now, making her more dejected.
Jaden walked by Tofu, "..How have you been lately?" She asked quietly, looking down at her as she doodled.

"I've been fine," Tofu sighed, carefully placing her paintbrush on the wall. "I just miss the village again."
"I'm sure we all do, Tofu, but I must say, this is all you worry about! Toughen up, will you?" Jaden pat Tofu's shoulder.
"I know, you're right. I've tried." She continued painting.
"Well, I wish the best for you." Jaden said as she walked away.
Tofu put her brush down and picked up her paints.
Her painting of a bridge dried on the wall as the day went on.

Tofu went to her room to put the paints away, but she stopped in her path at Shroomy's door.
It was cracked open, and gave Tofu an uneasy feeling.
She wanted to look in there. She had to. It was too quiet, and too strange feeling.
She poked at the door, and peeked into the room,
but immediately ran away in terror from what she saw.
Shroomy, laying on a pool of blood, and needles coming out of his throat.

"Not again! Not again!!" Jaden shouted in panic.
Everyone gathered around the room.
"This is clearly no accident, as Lua has also been killed, so one of us had to do it," Chargii stated, facing away from the scene. "So, who was it?"
"The killer wouldn't just admit it, madam.." Pants mumbled to her.
"What was that? You're the killer?" Chargii looked at her.
"What? No! That's not what I said at all! I said, the killer wouldn't just admit it!" Pants spoke up.
"Don't raise your voice at me." Chargii rolled her eyes.
"Wait, what's this?" Jaden picked up a paper on the ground. "...This.. I wrote this! How come Shroomy had it?"
"What does it say?" Chargii tried to grab it, but Jaden lifted it so she could not reach.
"I'd prefer if you didn't know.." Jaden told her.

"I order you to give me that paper!" Chargii pointed at her.
"And I order you to mind your own business.." Jaden sighed.
Pants sat down to think. Tofu inspected the body. Sketchy looked around the room.
"It makes me sick just looking at him," Tofu sighed as she held her arms.
"We're going to meet in the dining room later. We can't put this off any longer!" Chargii stormed out of the room.
Tofu watched her. Could it really be one of us?