After talking about the whole story, Elena pondered for a moment, changed the topic, and asked Marguerite, "Have you been with Connor Ferguson all this time?"
Although she did not know Elena's intentions, Marguerite hesitated for a moment and chose to tell the truth. She nodded and said, "After I rushed out of the Mensaka Manor, I wanted to find Giovanni and the others to get reinforcements back to the Mensaka Manor. But I didn't expect that Giovanni, Andrew, and the others would also be ambushed by Reyes, and they suffered heavy casualties. Except for a few who died, the others were all captured alive by Reyes."
Hearing Marguerite's words, although Elena was expressionless, a strange glint flashed across her cold eyes. Marguerite did not notice the change in her sister's eyes, and she continued, "Since I couldn't find reinforcements, I had no choice but to meet up with Connor."
"In that case, Marguerite, you and Connor Ferguson went to find these potions together?" Elena raised her eyebrows and said to Marguerite with a faint smile.
"It's like this. When I came out of the Mensaka Manor, I was seriously injured, and I haven't recovered yet, so for safety reasons, I went with Connor. Moreover, I'm not an alchemist, and I don't know much about formations. I can't crack the self-explosion formation alone, so I need Connor to solve it for me." Although she was a little confused about Elena's attitude, Marguerite still chose to tell her bluntly.
Speaking of this, Marguerite also remembered something and said to Elena apologetically, "Connor contributed a lot in this matter. Without him, I wouldn't have been able to open it alone. After getting that batch of potions, except for the potions that Sister Elena wanted, I left the rest of the things in the cellar to Connor. Sorry, I acted on my own …"
Sensing the apology in Marguerite's words, Elena smiled and waved her hand. She said indifferently, "Although there were a lot of potions in that batch, except for the potions that I wanted, most of the rest were ordinary things. It was most suitable to give Connor Ferguson some benefits."
Although Elena said it casually, Marguerite could sense the contempt in Elena's words towards Connor. Although she didn't say anything, she was somewhat dissatisfied in her heart.
Elena didn't notice the change in Marguerite's mentality. She pondered for a while, then asked Marguerite very seriously, "Marguerite, do you think Connor Ferguson is reliable?"
Hearing Elena's question, Marguerite didn't know how to answer. Regarding Connor Ferguson, Marguerite had already told her what she could tell Elena before. As for the things that she shouldn't say, no matter how Elena asked, Marguerite wouldn't betray Connor.
Because she couldn't figure out what Elena was thinking, Marguerite pondered for a while, then said carefully, "Sister Elena, you know that although Connor Ferguson is Reyes's student, the fact that Reyes trained Connor was Reyes's scheme from the beginning to the end. He wanted Connor to sacrifice himself for him, so Connor resisted. Although they are master and student on the surface, they are actually irreconcilable enemies."
After Marguerite finished speaking, Elena remained silent for a long time, then said faintly, "Everyone says that Reyes has a scheme towards Connor. Reyes wants Connor to sacrifice himself for him, but who knows what exactly Reyes wants from Connor Ferguson? What does Reyes want Connor Ferguson to sacrifice for him? "
Marguerite slightly frowned in response to Elena's question. She opened her mouth slightly, as if she wanted to defend Connor, but before she could speak, Elena continued, "Other than not seeing Reyes's scheme towards Connor Ferguson, I also saw Reyes imparting his own meditation technique and alchemy knowledge to Connor Ferguson!"
"For Connor Ferguson to be able to grow so quickly and become an official Magus in the short span of a dozen years, it was all because of Reyes's help, both in the open and in the dark!" In the end, although Elena's tone was still calm, her tone was resolute and unquestionable.
Seeing Elena's resolute attitude, Marguerite, who originally wanted to defend Connor, was speechless. She looked deeply at Elena, then sighed and said, "Since Sister Elena has already made up your mind, then I have nothing else to say. When I go back later, I'll tell Connor Ferguson that he can leave …"
"Right now, the situation in Flosinone has changed greatly. Connor has already thought of retreating. I used the reason of cooperating with the Church to persuade him to stay. Now that Sister Elena has changed your mind, there's no point for Connor to stay in Flosinone anymore!" Marguerite said helplessly.
Elena didn't seem to agree with Marguerite's words. The Cardinal of the Church of the Storm snorted coldly, then said coldly, "The Ferguson Family is in Flosinone. As Earl Connor Ferguson, where can he run to? Even if Connor Ferguson can run, the Ferguson Family is in Flosinone. How can the thousands of family members escape?"
Sensing the blatant threat in Elena's words, Margaret's mood turned a little heavy. She didn't know what Elena meant by that. Was it because of a momentary slip of the tongue, or had she already made up her mind?
After thinking quickly for a while, Marguerite pretended to be surprised and said, "Sister Elena, has the higher-ups decided to use the Ferguson Family as a hostage to force Connor Ferguson to submit?"
"But the Ferguson Family is a hereditary earl, and also a member of the hereditary nobles. They have a deep foundation in the hereditary nobles and have a lot of connections. Now that the conflict between the Church and the hereditary nobles is so intense, if Connor Ferguson refuses to submit, and we want to make a move on the Ferguson Family, it will easily anger the hereditary nobles and cause a series of chain reactions …"
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