"Eep!" she squeaked, leaping back and barely avoiding the goblin's little hands. The goblin maid wouldn't relent and kept dashing forward towards the mouse, but she was quick and kept backing up and side stepping at just the right time. Soon she was running out of room in the library as she glanced over her shoulder to see the entrance double doors to the library were just a few feet behind her now.
"No where to go now little mouse, unless you're going to retreat back into the halls," the goblin teased.
Skippy was too close to victory to retreat now, she still held the evidence in her very hand.
"I'm not going anywhere!" she assured the other maid as an idea began to form. Once again the kind words of Starla and her Master repeated in her mind. She backed up until her back was touching the double doors.
"Oh? I thought you weren't going anywhere?" the goblin teased.
"I'm not!" Skippy yelled as she dashed forward straight at her. The other maid seemed confused but ran forward as well to meet her. Skippy was a small girl, but the goblin was even smaller and hopefully this is what would allow her plan to work.
The pair both ran at each other, but just before they would collide the mouse leaped as high as she could manage into the air and spread her legs to jump right over the goblin's head, even putting her hand down on the goblin's head as she sailed over her just to make sure!
Momo stumbled forward as Skippy landed on her feet gracefully. The goblin spun around just in time to see the mouse sprint towards Master Rauly, the marker still in her hand.
"Fuck!" she cursed out loud as there was no way she could catch the mouse now. She was a bit disappointed as her Master had promised her a reward for each guest she pretend killed, but honestly she was happy for the mouse.
Skippy was almost to the Master of the house, but just before she got to him, something odd happened. There was a click! Followed by the sound of something swinging open and slapping the ceiling above her as a trap door opened! There was also the sound of voices and suddenly, Barric's entire party came spilling out of the trap door from above to form a chaotic pile between the mouse and the Master.
"Eep! she squeaked, trying to come to a stop, but she had far to much momentum and instead found herself sliding across the floor and running into the pile of people that had just fallen into the room. The mouse maid collapsed as well and was soon added to the pile, dropping the marker.
It rolled across the floor as the mour tried to recover and the goblin just sighed as she took her time walking across the room to retrieve the marker. She picked it up and made her way to the confused and arguing pile of new guests. She crouched down over the mouse maid.
"Sorry Skip, you had this one and your Master was right. You did it, but you just kinda got unlucky," she told the mouse as she swiped the marker against her neck. "But don't worry, I'll make sure the Master gets you some kind of reward for doing so well," she assured her with a genuine smile finally.
"Thanks…" was all Skippy could manage.
"Wait! Did you just-" Layla started to say, but was interrupted as the goblin swiped the marker at her neck, pretend killing her as well. She then began to swipe the marker at the rest of them, doing her bet to get as many of them out as possible.
"If Skippy doesn't get to win, then none of you get to win either!" she yelled as she swiped at them furiously. Soon enough she had laid a mark on everyone except for Barric and raised the marker high above her head.
"Wow! Hey now! Let's not be so hasty!" the King began, putting his hand out as he scooted back on the floor.
The goblin loomed over him, but before she could strike, the marker was plucked out of her hand from behind.
"I'll be having that darling, You seem to be awe fully threatening with it," a deep smooth voice spoke behind her. She gasped and spun around furious to see that the wolf Master and his Bunny maid had entered the library during all the commotion.
The wolf took a few steps back, keeping an eye on the goblin as he arrived in front of her Master and presented him with the marker.
"It the murder weapon acquired from the murderer enough evidence?" he asked.
Master Rauly nodded.
"It is indeed, looks like our game has a winner!"