House of Spells Chapter 12 Fire

Judging from Mr. Murray's account, Bella can probably understand why Jennifer is so hostile to Mr. Murray. Now Murray is the most likely to replace Cyril and inherit the title of Terrance.

And from the other side, Mrs. Isabel also takes care of Murray, which adds to Jennifer's worries.

This is also the reason why Reicter is in such a hurry.

"How much do you know about the death of the Nigels?" Bella suddenly asked such a question.

"Miss Carlos means ......" Murray hesitated, "Does it have anything to do with Jennifer?"

Bella was noncommittal.

"Okay." Murray replied, "I don't know much, it was ten years ago. I was only eleven years old when I came back from Aragon for the first time. Of course, my aunt asked me to come. He thought that I was not too young and should meet my biological father, so he arranged a banquet. However, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, I will only come alone."

Murray's mother didn't go along, and it seems that Isabel was worried that Jennifer would be bad for her.

After all, their position belongs to "rivals in love".

"Auntie's consideration is also very thorough. She didn't let her come back with her for my mother's safety." Murray continued, "However, my mother also missed Miss Meredith, after having been together for so long, she asked me to bring gifts to Mr. and Mrs. Nigel. Lydia was younger, Cyril and I were about the same age, and the three of us were able to play together. In this way, I stayed in Segovira for about half a month, until a fire broke out in the house of the Nigels."

"Huh? Is it in their own home?"

"That's right." Murray replied, "I heard that the fire was so big that the whole house was on fire. It was still night, and most of Segovera was lit up. Poor big brother, they may still be sleeping."

Murray spoke, his voice a little hoarse.

"Is it a fire at night?"

"Well," Murray nodded, "It's a good thing that Lydia was with us at the time, staying with my aunt, so she survived."

"What was the cause of the fire?"

"I don't know." Murray shook his head, "The fire was so strong that it burned all night and wasn't extinguished until early in the morning. By daybreak, it was in ruins. We can tell that they are the Nigels only by the features left on the charred remains. This incident caused a sensation throughout Castile at the time, and my father investigated it for a long time, but there was no progress. The scene was burned beyond recognition, and few clues could be found. In the end, the official case can only be closed as an accident."

"Is that ruin still there?" Bella asked.

"I don't know about that, I'll have to ask my aunt." Murray said, "Huh? Is it wrapped?"

"Yes." Hirya said, putting away the rest of the gauze and medicine, "You move around and see."

Murray lifted his gauze-wrapped left hand and tried to move it slightly.

Immediately afterward, he frowned slightly.

"What's wrong?" Elena asked curiously.

"Ah, nothing wrong, it's well bandaged, it's just ......"

Looking a little uncomfortable?

"Uncomfortable?" Elena asked.

"No, it's not uncomfortable." Murray felt it again, "It seems that the sense of touch is a little less sensitive."

"It's supposed to be the effect of analgesics, right?" Elena speculated.

"Huh? I didn't put analgesics, did I?" Hillia said.

"No, no, no, it's not the feeling of analgesics." Murray continued, "How do you describe it...... It's kind of like being anesthetized."

"I didn't use anesthetics either?" Hiria replied, "Could it be that it's tied too tightly?"

Poor blood flow can also cause numbness.

"Ah, no, it's fine, it's not particularly obvious." Murray said, "You're doing well, that's it."

Hillia tries to help Murray re-bandage, but Murray insists she doesn't have to bother.

Afterwards, Bella and Murray go to see Lady Isabel.

Madame was writing something on the desk.

"You want to investigate that fire ten years ago?" Isabel said, putting down the quill in her hand.

"Just wanted to take a look." Bella replied, "But I don't know if it's still there."

"Yes." Isabel replied, "I'll let Hillia take you there in a moment."

"Thank you."

"Oh, by the way, I heard you had a bit of a conflict with Rector?" Madame glanced at Murray's gauze-wrapped left hand.

"Uh...... Maybe it's a little misleading." Murray said.

"It's not a misunderstanding." Bella replied dryly, "Rector wanted to hurt an innocent child, and Mr. Murray saved that child."

Bella felt that it was entirely the responsibility of the other party.

Isabel remained expressionless and calm.

"Be careful, no matter what." "What that man did wasn't necessarily all glorious things," said the lady.

The implication is to beware of Crett Webster.

Bella and Murray thanked each other again and left Isabel's room.

"Miss Carlos, does she think my eldest brother's death could have been an accident?" On the way back, Murray asked.

"It's not certain yet." Bella said, "However, it is somewhat unbelievable that the eldest son of a family of wind magicians would die in a fire."

"Uh...... I don't know much about wind magic."

Murray grew up in Aragon, and although he was also a member of the Segovia family, he was an illegitimate child and did not receive the family's magical heritage.

"If it's a normal fire, you can use the barrier of wind magic to keep the flames from getting close." Bella explained, "Of course, as long as you are a magician who cultivates the four elements, you can control or resist the threat of fire to a certain extent. Even in your sleep, you will be awakened. So, if there were no other factors, they should at least have a way to escape."

"I see."

"And even if you're not a magician, as long as you're a normal person, you won't sit still."

"You mean, someone will attack them first, and then burn the corpses?"

"I don't rule it out."

"Who could it be? Why? Do you have a grudge against the eldest brother?"

"I don't know. After all, so much time has passed, and it is difficult to judge whether it was an accident or a murder."

"Then what's the point of going to the scene now?"

"Well, at least take a look." "Maybe there's something to be found, or maybe there's still no clue. In short, you will only know when you go."