The others followed. As Turner walked, he puzzled over what had happened. He could not believe Rost had been murdered.
But when they reached the scene and he saw the two bodies, already stiff, Turner stared in shock. His mind went blank.
Eaton wiped his tears and pointed at Rost's body. "Master, don't you find it strange? The Young Master's body is covered in stab wounds, just like Eldest Senior Brother's. The method is almost identical, and the wounds look so similar..."
Lightman stifled his grief and had Eaton bring him the Dagger. He held it against the wounds on Rost's body. They matched exactly. Rost had been killed with that blade too.
Lightman gritted his teeth and glared at Turner. His gaze cut like a knife, making Turner's skin crawl. Turner could barely stay on his feet.
"Stussy was drugged," Lightman said. "She couldn't even break free from Witt. Tell me, how could she have killed Rost and Blanchi without anyone noticing? We all know what Stussy is capable of. Killing Rost would have been hard enough, let alone doing it without making a sound."
"Couldn't she have killed them while Young Master Rost wasn't paying attention, then been drugged afterward?"
Halter, the Guardian of North Valley, had arrived after hearing the commotion. He spoke with a shake of his large head.
"What are you implying?" Eugenie demanded. "You did it, but you won't admit it, so you insist on pinning these murders on my cousin? Every act has a motive. Why would she do this? Are you saying she drugged herself too and let someone violate her?"
More and more people gathered. Even Luo Lin and Busen came over.
Luo Lin pushed through the crowd. Once she heard what had happened, she nearly fainted.
"Our people could never