When Mary's mother felt that something was wrong, she wrote a letter asking for help.
Since Mary's mother asked for help, the person must fit the criteria of an acquaintance.
Galeart obviously suspected that Mary's mother's death was related to these people, which was why he suspected Kieran.
Kieran wasn't angry about it though.
He even felt grateful to Galeart.
Galeart's attitude allowed Kieran to have more guesses.
It was a fact that Mary's mother wasn't weak. How weak could the person she asked for help be?
But even so, there were two corpses outside Tita Town.
Kieran didn't think the five riders from before could kill a powerhouse of that level.
So, here came the question.
Who killed the two rescuers?
"Who did Mary's mother ask for help?
Or how many people did she ask for help? "
Kieran asked directly.
"Three.
Harway, Pul and Andy. You should be the disciple that Andy mentioned in the letter.
"I can see that you've inherited Andy's legacy. He should be able to die without regrets."
Galeart pondered for a moment before speaking slowly.
Kieran could tell that Galeart didn't want to answer his question.
Even his words had a sense of unexplainable mockery.
However, Galeart's answer forced Kieran to press on.
As for the identity that the system arranged?
Kieran, who had no memories of the past, chose to avoid the topic.
"Three eh?
Based on what I know, there are two fresh bodies hanging outside Tita Town. "
"Unknowingly, I have become a bigger suspect?"
Kieran muttered as if he was talking to himself.
Galeart looked at Kieran with vigilance. Mary, on the other hand, was frowning hard. Her face was showing a strange expression that made Kieran feel strange.
"So, you think I killed Mary's mother?"
Kieran looked at Galeart and asked.
In order to stop and harass Duke Sergourney, the followers of Swusters Castle's owner must have gone to Tita Town yesterday.
Therefore, they must have seen the two bodies.
Of the three rescuers, two had died.
The lord of Swusters Castle was assassinated by someone he knew.
No matter how he looked at it, Kieran, the only remaining aid, was quite suspicious.
Galt said nothing.
It could be considered as a tacit agreement.
"I can't find any evidence to convince you at the moment. Even if I tell you that I'm good at using two-handed greatswords and that I don't have Mary's mother's sword with me, and that I saved you and Mary's life, you will think that it's a cover-up to achieve my unspeakable secret."
Kieran asked in a questioning tone.
But it was as if he was speaking the truth.
This was because Kieran knew very well that if a person stubbornly believed that another person had ill intentions, then no matter what the latter did, it would be useless.
Rather than wasting time explaining, it was far better to wait for the truth to come to light.
However, Kieran was not used to passively waiting.
"Time will prove my innocence, and right now, we need to hurry up!"
Kieran asked Mary if they could continue on their way.
The girl hesitated for a moment before nodding.
Everything in front of him was very obvious.
Galeart had woken up, but he was heavily injured and couldn't fight at all.
As for Mary?
It would be enough to deal with a normal adult.
But to deal with Kieran?
Mary recalled how she saw Kieran wielding his sword back in the high tower.
That kind of power wasn't something she could resist.
So, if Kieran was really the one who killed her mother, if she resisted now, it would only cause Kieran to fall out with her.
Rather than becoming a prisoner, might as well feign civility and wait for an opportunity.
When Kieran saw Mary's glimmering eyes, he knew what she was thinking.
Though, Kieran didn't care.
He was thinking about the problem at hand.
"Two of the three rescuers are dead, I'm the only one left.
Is it a coincidence or someone's meticulous plotting?
If it was a ploy, why would they spend so much effort to make me the scapegoat? "
Kieran furrowed his brows as the situation got more and more confusing.
Mary was a little behind Kieran on her horse but she could see Kieran's face when she turned around. She was sizing up Kieran with the corner of her eyes.
She seemed to be comparing something.
However, up until the little path in the forest, the girl couldn't get an answer.
"We can't enter Tita Town directly, we need to find a place to stay nearby."
Kieran made the arrangements.
However, before he could finish his sentence, he stopped.
Kieran squinted his eyes at the direction behind him.
The sky was already brightening up.
Though, it didn't stop the fire and other brighter existences from giving out their own light.
Quite the contrary, because of the light, the thick smoke was clearly visible.
"That … That's Swusters Castle!"
Mary cried out in shock, her body was wobbling.
Even though Mary had chosen to leave Swusters Castle to avoid the danger, Swusters Castle was still her home.
Now, her home was burned down.
One could imagine the impact on the girl.
Galeart even widened his eyes and fainted from the rage.
"Bring Galeart into the forest and clean up the traces. I'll be back soon."
Kieran didn't have much time to comfort Mary. All he could do was give a simple order and jump down from his horse. He grabbed the backpacks and boxes from the other two horses and sprinted back to where he came from.
Even though he was carrying a heavy load, it didn't seem to exist under Kieran's B rank Strength.
He was as fast as a sprinting horse and vanished from Mary's sight within a few breaths.
In fact, if it was possible, Kieran wished he could be faster.
He had a feeling that he had touched the tail of the assassin.
Before this, he deduced that there were three to four factions involved.
Among them, Duke Sergourney's side and the assassin that Kieran killed couldn't have reacted so quickly. Both of them would have to wait at least a day or two before they realized their failure.
Aside from those two factions, all that was left was Kieran's guess, which was the group that chased after the imperial envoy and assassinated Mary's mother.
Of course, there might be two groups as well.
But regardless of whether it was one or two groups.
Kieran knew the assassin wouldn't come to Swusters Castle for no reason.
There must be some ulterior motive.
However, the blazing fire seemed to indicate that the assassin didn't get what he wanted, which was why he wanted to burn down Swusters Castle to vent his anger.
As for what ulterior motive?
Kieran was impressed by Mary's mother's intelligence in his heart.
"After she sensed something was wrong, she made layers of arrangements, not only to buy more time for Mary, but also to prepare for the worst?"
Kieran muttered in his heart.
His sprinting speed was even faster.
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