"Later, like most clichéd love stories, the two of them quickly fell in love. Soon after the practice, the wedding took place in Segovira." Lady Isabel continued, "Unfortunately, the good times were short-lived. Shortly after the birth of their child, Nigel Segovia, Lydia died."

When Madame said this, there was a faint sadness in her always calm eyes.

To be able to make Mrs. Isabel so moved, there must be not only the love of brother and sister, but also the precious love of sisterhood.

"Ever since Lydia left, Terrance has taken on Nigel's education by himself, raising him wholeheartedly. It wasn't until after Nigel got married that he married Jennifer."

"Nannigel ...... later," Bella was about to ask, but stopped again.

She feared that it might bring back her wife's sad past.

"It's okay." Isabel said, "It's been so many years, and I've long since looked down on it."

"Mr. Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Nigel died in the fire?"

"To be precise, after the fire, the bodies of two people were found." Isabel replied, "Since the corpse has been disfigured beyond recognition, it can only be barely identified by its features. As for the true cause of death, I'm afraid it's still a mystery."

Nigel is the eldest son of Mr. Terrance and the future heir of the Segovia family, and he must have been trained in wind magic since he was a child, and his cultivation level must not be low, so he should not sit still in the fire.

Moreover, ordinary fire, as long as the air flow is slightly manipulated, can get out of danger.

Even if you don't have the strength of Lady Isabel, an average wind mage can do it.

"When Mr. and Mrs. Nigel died, they left behind a seven-year-old daughter who inherited her grandmother's name, now Little Lydia. She is also a kind child, but because she has experienced the pain of losing her parents since she was a child, she may have a slightly pessimistic tendency in her heart. Although Terrance also takes good care of her, after all, her grandfather's love can't replace her parents. However, her uncle Cyril, the child born to Terrance and Jennifer, was only two or three years older than her, and the two were relatively close in age and could still talk. Cyril also took better care of his poor niece."

"Lady Jennifer, doesn't seem to have a good relationship with Lydia?"

"It's not good. After all, it is the blood left by his ex-wife, and she is not related by blood. From a woman's point of view, it's not good to demand anything from her."

In this way, it is understandable why she is hostile to Mr. Murray.

Although Lydia is an orphan of her eldest son, she is a girl after all. Mr. Murray, by comparison, is more threatening.

Saying goodbye to Lady Isabel, Bella walked back to her room alone.

As soon as she entered the door, Elena stepped forward with great interest to inquire about the situation.

Anna was lying on the couch and eating custard desserts.

"You mean, someone stabbed a wand into Mr. Terrance's heart?" After listening to Bella's account, Elena concluded.

"Judging by the results, that's right." Bella said, "But as I mentioned earlier, it's actually very difficult to do this kind of thing. At least probability-wise, it's not within the normal range."

"Can no one do it?"

"Not to mention how difficult it is to pass a wand through the sternum, and even if you could, few people would be able to do anything to Mr. Terrance?"

The opponent's strength should not be below Terrance.

"Could it be a sneak attack?"

"A sneak attack is possible, but Mr. Terrance isn't going to sit still, is he?"

Judging from the results of the body examination, there was no appearance of a fierce fight.

"If the other person steals his wand first, and then surprises him. Phew—" Elena waved her arms, gesturing in the pose she imagined, "stabbing Mr. Terrance before he could react."

"Hmm......" Bella thought for a moment, then shook her head, "Maybe that makes sense. But why use a wand to stab? If you say that stealing the wand is so that he can't fight back in time, then it's better to throw it away, and you don't need to use it as a murder weapon, right?"

"This ......," Elena stopped moving her arms.

Bella is right, using a wand to "attack" is indeed very disadvantageous.

It's like taking an axe to peel an apple.

If you want to perform a stabbing blow, whether it's a rapier or a spear, it's much better than a wand.

"Elena, do you think it's possible to be an illusion?"

"Illusion?"

"Aside from curses, isn't it possible for illusions to do it?"

The Medici family were not only skilled in fire magic, but also in alchemy, including perfumes and potions dedicated to hallucination. Earlier in Valdraz, Elena had deduced from the tulips left in the woods that Duke James had been spelled. Later, when Bella was a guest in Florence, Elena also introduced her to most of the perfumes, which were originally used as psychedelic potions.

If it was Elena, she would know why.

"Do you mean that someone cast an illusion on Mr. Terrance to make him unable to resist before assassinating him?"

"Is that possible?" Bella asked.

Since illusion can interfere with people's senses, then it can also make the other party reveal their flaws, and then take advantage of the void.

Elena, however, quickly shook her head.

"Impossible." Elena replied, "Illusions can have a similar effect, but they can only be applied to ordinary magicians, or ordinary people with weak will. It is more difficult for high-level magicians who have strong mental power, especially those who have undergone professional training. Just like you did with Duke James. Although he was not very strong, he was a formally educated mage, and Anthony had to use anesthetics to weaken his will and then use hallucinogens to help him get lost in the forest. Even so, there is a certain environmental factor, and as soon as the sun comes out, the spell fails."

"So, it's almost impossible to do anything to an archmage like Mr. Terrance?"

"Well, almost certainly. Because of the limitations of illusion, even with the Medici's professional magic potions, it is difficult to trap an archmage. Unless that person is also a great magister-level strength himself. But so far, in the whole of Europe, I have not heard of anyone who has been able to reach that level in illusion."

"Really......" Bella lost in thought again.

"And," Elena continued, "even if someone could use illusion to keep Mr. Terrance down, that wouldn't explain why he used his wand as a murder weapon?"

At the end of the day, the problem is back to square one.