Missing Peg on the Board

The tally board had a gap where a peg should sit.

Spike soft-eyed the empty hole. Not magic vanish — a drop.

Suzy found a peg shadow in the dust and a roll-mark toward the rail.

Clue three: the peg under the rail, quiet as a comma.

They did not invent a culprit. They gathered three clues.

Adventure Cap wanted a magic answer. Thinking Cap said gather clues.

Tools remind — never magic-solve. Cap-13 freeze holds.

Suzy spelled S-U-Z-Y once for courage, then back to the clues.

Pathway detective: look, list, finish the click.

Finish click: return the peg and recount once.

Clues gathered. Peg found. Board honest.

Clues gathered. Peg found. Board honest.