Old Lady

"Even the truth is deception of someone's lie"

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"I see", Severus sighed.

"Do you have any more information about her father"

" I do. After I ran a background check on her, I came to know that her father had mixed features and was an average looking tall man with a robust body. He was a simple man who earned living through farming and business. He remained outside for nearly 9 months and would be at home only for three months.

" Isn't it common", Severus asked in annoyance.

" Yeah, it is common, but the uncommon thing was, that despite having mixed features and living far away from home, he knew the town like the back of his hand. He wasn't a native of this town, but he still knew the secret passages and ways to various places."

" So, are you implying that her father isn't a foreigner?"

" I am not implying anything, but everything seems fishy here"

" Anything else that can be termed as suspicious."

" Yeah, some villagers reported that she owned various books in her home which were related to necromancy and spells."

" Why the hell a blind woman would have those books", Severus asked in confusion

" That's the main point of suspicion", Shenni agreed.

" I guess I need to personally pay a visit to that old woman, "Severus smirked.

" Anything else"

" That's all from my side," Shenni replied meekly.

Now it was Gemmi's turn, and both Severus and Shenni looked at him.

Gemmi was perplexed. He knew he can't stall more time so accepted his fate and narrated his side of the story.

" Severus, do you remember the massacre of Frost legion?"

" Yeah, I do. Isn't it that abandoned group which was slaughtered on king's order"?

"yes. As far as I know, nobody survived that massacre but there were rumors that a small boy survived. He somehow fled from Resen", Gemmi spoke in one breath.

"Astonishment and disbelief surfaced on Severus' face. It was such a brutal massacre that none was spared. So how could a child have survived? Various questions tumbled inside his head.

"Noworry, who earlier wasn't interested in the whole conversation was now sitting with his head high up, a complete focus was there on the ongoing conversation"

[I think we need to reinvestigate the whole case Severus] Noworry advised.

"Are you an idiot? How can we investigate the 26-year-old case? I wasn't even born at that time. Severus scoffed

"[We only need to follow clues for investigation] Noworry deadpanned.

" And how are we going to do it birdie?"

[ First, pay a visit to that old lady. My instincts tell me that she is hiding something, and we need to find out what she is hiding.]

At this time, when Noworry and Severus were having their telepathic communication with each other Gemmi was sitting there quietly like a student in front of Severus.

" Good work Gemmi. Now I was wondering If you could help me with the address of that old lady too?", Severus asked politely.

"Sure, sure give me a minute. I'll write it down for you." Gemmi stood up and went to another room and came back after a while with a notebook and pen in his hand, then he wrote the address and gave a slip to Severus.

" It is the address of that old lady", Gemmi said while closing the pen cap,

"Thank you very much for your help Gemmi and Shenni"

" We are very sorry Severus. We couldn't provide you more exact information" both the twin brothers said grimly.

"neeh…. you helped me a lot now. I should take my leave now. Have a good day" with that Severus left the twin brother home.

Gemmi and Shenni escorted Severus, wishing him good luck.

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"Some secrets are worth keeping, even if you have to die for it"

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Severus went straight away to that address with Noworry sitting on his shoulders and soon spotted an old hut.

The house of the old lady was very simple with less or you could say no facilities. There were trees around the house which were in full bloom. Despite being a simple house, the location of the old lady's home was very beautiful.

Severus waited for 5 minutes while examining the surroundings. The place where the old lady lived was far away from the local town area. It was odd for an old lady to live alone, on top of that living alone in the wilderness. When Severus saw that there was no one near the house, he knocked on her gate.

Severus waited patiently for someone to open the door but after waiting for several minutes no one opened it He knocked again but there was no response. He was going to knock again when the door opened from inside.

An old lady wearing tattered clothes greeted his site and from the hand gestures, he knew that she was blind

" Hello grandma. I am Severus", Severus greeted her with a smile.

The old lady became confused after hearing the voice of a stranger." Sorry, mister, I didn't recognize you"

" Yes, yes you don't know me, but I have some questions for you". Severus asked in non-chalance 

"What questions do you have for someone who is old and blind. Hey lad, are you here creating trouble for me? Or mocking me for my disability?" the old lady asked in annoyance

"No grandma, I am not here for mocking you or creating troubles for you. I am just curious by passers-by and heard something from people, so I came here to confirm my doubts if you don't mind." The old lady looked at him suspiciously but this time she didn't reject him.

"Come inside ", the old lady offered.

Severus entered the house and to his surprise, he found that the old lady's house was decently decorated from inside.

Severus sat on a cushioned sofa while the old lady served him some tea and crackers.

" Grandma let's get straight to the point. If you don't mind me being Blunt? "Severus asked straightaway. He didn't want to stall time as he was running short on time.

The old lady's hand which was holding the cup shook slightly and her expressions froze for a moment before returning to the nonchalance

" Sure. Go-ahead."

"What do you know about the massacre which took place 26 years ago?" Severus asked with a straight face.

" I know the same what everyone knows", the old lady replied calmly.

"Fair enough", Severus replied

" So, what do you know about Nesseyes language?" Severus questioned her.

The old lady flustered but she denied the question and replied," I don't know what you are talking about "

"The day was the Black Day in the history of Resen town"

" That day was the Black Day in the history of Resen town"

" That day was Black Day in the history of Resen town"

Severus repeated this sentence like a spell.

The cups shattered and the old lady looked at him like she was looking at some monster.

"How...H…...how?" she stuttered.

"How the heck do you know about this?", she asked in Madness

On seeing her madness Severus didn't fear instead he just remained quiet.

The old lady heaved in anger and stared at Severus with resentment and anger.

"Blood moon shone high up in the sky

Reflecting the bloody thirst of him

floating dandelions of daffodils

took the souls Away "

" What lovely poetry isn't it grandma?", Severus grinned.

The thin strand of rationality and patience which the old lady was storing was finally broken and she asked through gritted teeth, " How the heck in the world do you know about this poetry? "