... I'm still not certain it's a good idea to try to hide it. That simply risks wasting our time and abilities on her death, when I could clear it up to begin with-- we could even rule out any false evidence included, that way.

Not admitting to it will increase the chaos involved in this, and with the number of Cunning followers... we do not know how many may provide clues. We cannot afford them to be spent in pursuit of Luna's killer, if they have any control at all over what they manifest.

Beyond that, just what explanation could we even give for what happened to me?