Ramza shakes his head. "I do not know. Perhaps the act of murder, or the displaying of the bodies, was what was important to the murderer, rather than the permanence of the act itself."

He would think that perhaps the cilivians were the true target, and the Heroes a distraction, but there had been Hero murders with no locals added to their number.

"I think that would be for the best. I doubt the healers will need to keep you long if you are eager to return home." Her body had fully healed, after all. Now it was just her emotional well-being that needed tending, and her friends could provide that more surely than the white mages could.