Earl Hall abruptly turned to Edward and asked in shock, "You... saved me?"
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Edward finally breathed a sigh of relief. "You could say that."
"Daddy!"
"Darling!"
Mrs. Hall and Audrey threw themselves into Earl Hall's arms at the same time. He quickly held his frightened wife and daughter tight, gently patting their backs to comfort them. "It's all right now. It's all right."
He glanced past the two of them at Edward, then turned his gaze to the unconscious Hibbert. Despite his many years in aristocratic circles, his thoughts were rather muddled at that moment:
Most importantly, why had his son Hibbert suddenly attacked him?
Lilith climbed onto Edward's shoulder and whispered, "Edward, is Audrey's dad really all right now?"
"He should be."
Edward put away the Coin with its heads side facing up, then walked over to his future brother-in-law, Hibbert.
First, he used Transfiguration to create a rope and bind him, then cast a Wakefulness Charm on him.
A moment later, Hibbert opened his eyes in bewilderment. Discovering that he was bound with rope, he abruptly sat up and shouted, "Who... Edward?"
Edward looked at him gravely. "Hibbert, do you remember what just happened?"
"What... what happened?"
He spotted his parents and younger sister by the pool of blood nearby and asked in alarm, "What happened to Dad, Mom, and Audrey? Did someone attack this place? Are they all right?"
"They're fine."
As Edward spoke, he used Legilimency on him and discovered that he truly had no memory whatsoever of trying to assassinate Earl Hall. In other words, he had very likely been hypnotized, or even controlled.
That damned Spectator Pathway again?
Edward's expression darkened.
"All right, all right. Everything's fine. The floor's cold and sticky. Let's get up. I can't wait to