With the state of the room it takes a bit of time but you eventually find the signet ring, but the scroll with the seal is missing.

"Epineh are you alright?" you hear Lady Alisha calling from the doorway, followed by the sound of your mothers voice "Epineh, the guards said you were attacked?"

"I was! They stole some of the evidence," Epineh said, explaining what happened.

The queen hugs you through most of the description of the events "How could this happen in the castle?" she asks Alisha and the guards who are standing outside your door "I want this person found!" she demands of them.

Lady Alisha bows acceptingly "We will do all we can your majesty. Epineh once you are dressed perhaps you could help?"

"Yes, I will do just that," Epineh said.

The queen reluctantly releases you and leaves the room "I will arrange a sweep by the guards" she said.

Lady Alisha looks at you once the queen has left "Are you sure your okay?" she asks.

"I'm fine," Epineh said. "The thing stung me, but I seem fine."

"Let me look" Alisha said "It might be venomous"

Epineh let her.

Alisha examines the wound and casts a few spells over the wounds "There that should do it" she said and headed for tthe door "I'll wait outside for you" she said.

"Thank you," Epineh said as she got dressed and came out, ready to start the search.

Lady Alisha was waiting wearing her armour and carrying her weapons, the other guards had apparently already been sent off by the queen to begin the search "Can your spells help our search Ephie?" she asked.

"I don't think I have anything that could help, sorry," Epineh said.

"Then lets search" Alisha said "Do you think they are trying to get out of the castle? Or would they hide and let things quieten down?"

"I don't know, I haven't dealt with an assassin before," Epineh said.

"I can't say I have either" Alisha said "Buy you are the only one to have seen them, and they've acted against you so you are the only one with insight into how they think"

"I didn't get a good look at her, other than noticing she was new. I was planning to talk with her after the bath," Epineh said. "I was kind of focused on the bath."

"Okay then. Maybe we should question the other servants, see what they know about them?" Alisha suggested.

"That sounds like a good idea!" Epineh said.

You head down to the servants quarters and find the place in an uproar, several of the castle servants who have worked there a while approach Ephineh with worried expressions on their faces "Are you okay Princess? The whole palace is in an uproar after what happened"

"I'm fine, but we're trying to find the attacker. Did you see any new female servants in the castle recently?" Epineh asked.

They look at each other for a moment and then the spokeswomen reluctantly nods "We did she was taken on about 3 months ago. But she was only meant to be in the kitchens" she explained "Her name was Elizabeth" the women explained "We can show you her quarters?"

"Thank you," Epineh said.

You and Alisha are lead to one of the small rooms in servant quarters, it consists of bed, a trunk and a small desk.

It looks practically untouched with the bed well made, and the desk neat and tidy.

"Looks like she never stayed here," Epineh said.

Alisha nodded  "Or she could even teach you a few thing about being neat" she commented as she began to search the room.