What is the Alethiometer doing here?

[of_all_trades]

When the spell was cast Franklyn expected it to lead them to some sort of wilderness, maybe even the ocean if they are unlucky.

The spell pointed then to a city, and Franklyn was afraid that the Alethiometer had a owner, likely some rich dude that kept it a secret for any number of reasons.

But he and his sisters are approaching the Alethiometer location and it is very bad neighborhood, half the buildings are dark, either empty or without electricity.

It is too late to come turn around now, he is nervous to come forward, but they need to check.

What the Alethiometer is doing here?

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[not_without_scars]

A few moments after the other girl is gone.

"Franklyn," Maeghan says "Just checking, you can tell what is really up with that girl?"

[of_all_trades]

Franklyn blinks, his mode of thought shifting gears.

"I wasn't thinking like that but... " Franklyn pauses "It is suspicious that we found her here and injured. Maybe she is honest, or maybe she stole an Alethiometer from someone and that is how she got hurt... she could have found the Alethiometer without stealing it and got hurt in another way, but that still means she lied to us about it."

[not_without_scars]

"She lied to us, I can tell," Maeghan says with certainty "we should try searching a bit more if we can't find it here we try scrying again." pause "If that bitch has it I will get Ada to knock her out and..."

[of_all_trades]

"We should talk to her first, make offers..." Before his sister could reply he adds "If we take it from her it will be stealing, it either belongs to her, or belongs to the person she stole from. If she stole it at all."

Then they continued to search the house.

They found nothing.