[Ellie arrived at a brisk trot, not wanting to outright sprint and cause alarm, but when her brigand contacts posted in the city got word to her that a murder had just occurred, she hurried as fast as she could with discretion.]
[She sees the pen. She sees Ales combing the area, trying to see if anything was written down, and her gaze flicks back to Alice.]
Check her left arm.
[If Alice was right-handed, that's what she would have used to hold the pen, making the left side the makeshift writing surface.]
I lied, threadjacking now before I run out the door
[She sees the pen. She sees Ales combing the area, trying to see if anything was written down, and her gaze flicks back to Alice.]
Check her left arm.
[If Alice was right-handed, that's what she would have used to hold the pen, making the left side the makeshift writing surface.]