Sava wants the party to expose the real traitor without blaming her for falsifying the log; Niko wants the reserve troops kept safe; Captain Kett wants his family’s escape kept secret.

The party can compare the fresh ink on the order with the watch log, match the shutter’s grey scarf to the courtyard tracks, and ask each officer to explain the retired code.

• Put the written orders beside the troop map and ask who benefits from the changed route.
• Question officers separately; compare their accounts of the lantern’s timing.
• Check the signal lantern, the watch log, and the wet tracks leading from the armory courtyard.
• Offer Captain Kett a chance to protect his family by naming the Kuroda contact before the next signal.

• A character who presents two matching clues earns one success without a check.
• A character who catches an officer in a contradiction can press them with DC 15 Insight or Persuasion.
• A character who checks the watch log and lantern mechanism can use Investigation or thieves’ tools, DC 15.
• A failed check reveals a useful detail, but marks one failure as the officers lose trust.

• Sava answers bluntly and keeps glancing at the door; she becomes cooperative when the party acknowledges why she left her post.
• Niko speaks softly, sticks to details, and offers the lantern clue if treated as a witness rather than a suspect.
• Captain Kett stays formal and redirects questions to procedure; mention of his family makes him lose his composure.