Wizard Earl

A day after Connor's attack, Margaret returned to the cabin near Mensaka Estate where Elena had been hiding.

When Margaret and Elena met, neither spoke first; both fell silent, as if they each had something to say to the other.

Margaret, already feeling guilty for letting Elena down and failing to complete the task Elena had assigned her, didn't notice Elena's unusual behavior. Seeing the tense atmosphere in the cabin, she broke the silence first, speaking apologetically to Elena, "I'm sorry, Elena, Connor was worried about Hummels, so he couldn't agree to help you repair the Frostfire Staff..."

Hearing Margaret's words, Elena wasn't particularly surprised. She nodded and said casually, "That's normal; it's in line with his style!"

"Although I've never met this Connor Ferguson, I've read all the information about him within the church. He's the kind of guy who won't act until he gets something in return. I'm currently seriously injured and unable to help him or restrain his teacher Reyes, so naturally he's not interested in cooperating with me. Besides, now that Hummels is here, he's naturally looking out for himself and doesn't want anything to do with me!"

Seeing that Elena had seen through Connor's thoughts, Margaret felt embarrassed. When Connor first rejected her yesterday, she was undoubtedly very disappointed in him and had a bit of a temper. But after calming down, she realized that although her request sounded easy, it would be a big risk for Connor. Once she understood this, her temper naturally dissipated by about 80%.

After Elena finished speaking, she glanced at Margaret, then asked casually, "When did you part ways with Connor yesterday?"

Although Elena's question seemed casual, as if it were just a casual remark, Margaret sensed a subtle probing in her words...

Although she didn't know what Elena's purpose was in testing her, Margaret hesitated for a moment before deciding to be honest with Elena, saying, "Yesterday afternoon, after Connor rejected me, I parted ways with him."

Elena nodded upon hearing this, then glanced at Margaret. Just as Margaret was about to ask a question, Elena cut to the chase and said, "According to my intelligence, yesterday afternoon, about thirty kilometers from Ferguson Manor, two official wizards engaged in battle!"

Margaret was startled upon hearing this. Although Elena's words did not refer to Connor, since the location of the battle was only thirty kilometers away from Ferguson Manor, it was possible that the battle was related to Connor Ferguson, or even that Connor Ferguson was fighting someone!

Thinking of this, Margaret, who also knew that Connor had been injured in the Navas Forest and had not yet fully recovered, couldn't help but frown slightly, secretly worried about Connor.

Seeing Margaret's expression, Elena understood what she was thinking. She sighed inwardly and continued, "Someone saw Diego López in Frosinone!"

"Diego Lopez? The Diego Lopez from the Moro Society?"

Upon hearing the name Elena utter, Margaret, who was worried about Connor, paused for a moment, then looked to Elena for confirmation:

The name Diego Lopez is very common in the Kaman Empire and even throughout the entire Byzantine continent. There are at least hundreds of thousands of people with this name, or whose names contain this name, such as Diego Lopez Santos, Diego Kepra Lima Lopez, and so on. Because there are many people with this name in the secular world, there are also many people with this name in the wizarding world built on top of the secular world.

That is why Margaret was unsure which Diego Lopez Elena was referring to when Elena mentioned him, and needed to verify this further.

In response to Margaret's question, Elena nodded and added, "Although my source is unrelated to the church, it is extremely reliable and has never been wrong. Therefore, it is now almost certain that Diego López has arrived in Frosinone!"

Seeing Elena's certainty, the quick-witted Margaret, recalling Elena's earlier mention of a wizarding battle erupting within a 30-kilometer radius of Ferguson Manor, immediately understood. Somewhat incredulously, she said, "Sister Elena, are you saying the battle near Ferguson Manor was caused by Diego Lopez? If I remember correctly, Diego Lopez's Moro Society doesn't have any interests in Frosinone..."

This time, Elena didn't give a clear or definite answer to Margaret's question. She shook her head and said to Margaret meaningfully, "Based on the information I have now, although I don't know what Diego Lopez is going to do in Frosinone, my sources tell me that Diego Lopez's appearance is not accidental. In the next few days, perhaps more Moro Society wizards will arrive in Frosinone."

Hearing this somewhat ambiguous answer, Margaret's suspicion deepened. From the information Elena had revealed, although she hadn't said it explicitly, her implication was that Diego Lopez and his Moro Society were after Connor Ferguson. But if she remembered correctly, Connor had never had any conflict with the Moro Society. Connor and the Moro Society had never even had any contact.

"You can tell Connor about this, as a reminder to him. The Moro Society is not easy to deal with!" Seeing that Margaret remained silent and Elena, unable to figure out what Margaret was thinking, could only add fuel to the fire by explicitly telling Margaret:

Since Elena had put it that way, Margaret, who had been sitting to the side deep in thought, naturally stopped pretending and nodded to Margaret, saying, "I understand. I'll tell Connor the news as soon as possible!"