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But there is no artist name or signature in the working

She frowns.

Frowned at, the art immediately apologizes and... oh wait, no, still there. But someone got a GOOD look at her, and didn't leave a sign who they were.

Jessica touches her own lips, then the painting's and blows her breath on it. "Who created you?"

"Destiny"

More questions remain

if she chooses to ask them

"Where were you created?" she whispers.

"-Why- were you made?"

"to honor you for the sake of a brother"

Jess, already close, takes a good look; Earl's work?

No, the style is not quite fitting

She knows Earl can change his style, use others.......

Mmm, true!

Is it his? Maybe?

Maybe! But if she has an answer /question left she might want to use it

"What is the name of the one who created you?"

Wait, the first answer wasn't evasive, there's someone named Destiny?

Definitely Earl then, time to have him brought before her in chains. Well, okay that isn't feasible

"What is the name of Destiny's brother?"

"One name he went by was... Ricardo"

and it putters out

Her frown becoming a scowl, she leaves the wine glass behind and goes in search of Constance....or at least, the library.

Constance looks up "Countess? "

"Hello, Constance. Do we have a record of a troll called Ricardo? Or Destiny?"

"A troll?" She reaches and looks through her notes

"Probably; possibly not, but it's a starting place."

She looks "mmm very common name really where we are..." She flips through notes, pages, then says "There's a Sir Ricardo in the Yukatan area. House Gwydion. He's..fifty five?"

"I don't recognize him." she thinks about the Ducal court?

Nope

"No, I don't think so."

She looks through, "Lots of Richards or varations in El Norte"

More books come out, and finally an hour later "I'm sorry, the only two trolls named Ricardo are the one I mentioned, and a childling who is 8?"

"What about Destiny?"

"No sisters for any trolls named Destiny" She sorts through, "Who am I looking for? Any clues beyond those two names?"

She thinks. "You know, the clue said he... one name he went by was Ricardo. Not that it was his name. I don't suppose that helps, though?"

"oh... " She ponders "I'm going to try something. Soothsay for a lucky clue to see if there's a book that will help me?"

"Yes, please."

She spins and whirls

and nearly falls into the book shelf, she catches herself and...grabs a slim book

She looks over it "it's... it's a book of jokes? "

Jess looks baffled.

She thinks.

Well, a few historically

but nothing tied to Ricardo

"I remember this book, it was here before the study was really flushed out" She looks over it