Chapter 106. A Murder Investigation

Altid's POV

“Your Majesty, to answer your question. I believe the two are not connected. The fact that it happened on the same night does not mean the both are related cases,” I said.

As I had arrived the council with Lord Robert's body, I had been informed that Lord Harold's home had been robbed and the man and his wife had been severely injured.

“If the cases are not interrelated, then you believe this is a coincidence?” asked Cyrus. He looked convinced that the two cases were linked but I did not believe that was the case.

“Lord Robert was murdered in his home as a result of the audit; I want to assume that is the case. Someone did not want him talking and so he was killed but Lord Harold was robbed and injured. There were valuables in Lord Robert's home but nothing is missing except his life. Whereas Lord Harol