Chapter 463 - Acolytes Ⅲ (2/2)
MacDuff inclines his head towards Reginald not in apology merely in acknowledgment of the truth of that statement. For it was indeed the truth. And even Gellert would not have turned away a magical child with such ill.u.s.trious bloodlines that would have the potential to be so much more.
Impatient or perhaps bored, Grimmson briskly interrupts, ”Ask your next question, Prince, I grow weary of this conversation, and I will depart once it grows far too tedious to withstand.”
Reginald inclines his head in understanding, before saying, ”I only have two more questions.”
”Ask away then,” Grimmson grunted impatiently.
”Gellert was rather talented in many aspects both intellectual and in all sorts of magic's be it spells to even elemental mastery not excluding his gifts with magical creatures and the greatest gift of all, his foresight. There was also Occulmency, his transfiguration, and apparition abilities. However, beyond those many gifts, I must ask was there a rare other?” Reginald pointedly inquired.
”What exactly do you mean, Prince?” Krafft suspiciously asked.
”It is not a threat, nor do I mean Gellert any harm. However, this is something that I must know,” Reginald plainly replied.
Grimmson snorts, but grumbles, ”There will never be another Gellert. And Dumbledore for all his power could only defeat Gellert in a duel and never slay him. I do not know what is that you are asking, Prince, but I cannot answer. Gellert's vision was perfect, but rather we were the weak ones that were unable to achieve the glorious future which he foresaw.”
Seeing that he is not going to receive an answer, Reginald instead says, ”There is one other question. And though this may offensive to some of you, let us all be candid on the subject. We all know that Gellert did not have any interests in the likes of the feminine flesh.”
There is an uncomfortable silence and the sound of rustling from the three Acolytes. Seeing that none of the three wizards wish to interrupt him, Reginald goes on, ”That being said, I know that Gellert wished to pass down his heritage. There was a period simply unaccounted for where Gellert simply vanished. There were rumors that he was conducting a very secret experiment. I must ask, were they related at all in the creation of a child?”
There is a long pause of silence as Grimmson frowns and replies, ”I know nothing of such topics, it would seem that you were lied to, Prince.”
Krafft mutters in agreement with Grimmson, when suddenly MacDuff says, ”Well, that may not be an entire lie.”
The three other wizards turn to stare at MacDuff especially the two other Acolytes. MacDuff's robes rustle as he says, ”In 1922, there was a muggle boy, I was once sent to retrieve for Gellert. There was nothing interesting about the boy, but Gellert studied the muggle boy for an exceedingly long time, before having the boy killed. I, myself, found it rather strange, but I did not further inquire about the subject as it would no doubt serve a purpose. Still, I was curious and later in time further investigated the muggle boy in my spare time. And I found that the case, to begin with, was rather curious and only grew more peculiar the further I looked into it.”
There is a lapse of silence in the pub as not even the other two Acolytes were aware of such news. However, Reginald's heart plummeted even further at hearing those words. It was a confirmation of that which he had already known but did not truly wish to confirm.