Scratched Post at the Lane

Fresh scratches marked the lane post like quiet lines.

Spike looked for magic monsters. Soft eye found horn-height marks.

Suzy found hair tufts and a soft rub patch in the dirt.

Clue three: the gate swing left a matching scuff.

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: pad the rub spot soft and reset the swing latch.

Clues gathered. Soft fix. Kind finish.

Clues gathered. Soft fix. Kind finish.