They may be that desperate, given how long this has all been going on. An attempt to save face, or even their own jobs?

[He was still trying to decipher just what was going on. If they were part of it, or just... stupidly doing their job out of desperation. A mix? All he could tell was it was linked to more than just the auction houses- those crystalized people as well.

They think my heavier weight was me doing some sort of magic or other.]