Chapter 104 A Suspec (2/2)

Jeremiah opened his mouth to accept the suggestion, but a glint of light caught his eye amongst the wreckage. He moved towards it, his hands blackening from the burnt wood he moved aside.

There, amongst the burnt crates, were several spots of melted glass that had solidfied once more.

Jeremiah frowned, squatting down to get a closer look.

”It's just glass, Captain, we found it elsewhere as well,” Aaron remarked.

”Where?” asked Jeremiah.

”At a few spots around the warehouse,” Aaron replied, ”We figured they were just smashed bottles”.

Jeremiah shook his head, ”I don't think that's the case, get Hargreeve for me”.

Aaron darted off to do as ordered as Jeremiah moved around to find the other area the glass had been found.

”You asked for me, Captain?” Hargreeve announced as he approached.

”What of the stock was cased in glass?” asked Jeremiah.

Hargreeve thought for a moment, ”The only thing that was in glass bottles in this warehouse last night were the two crates of Graphton Ale awaiting the transports to Barday”.

”Graphton Ale...” Jeremiah thought for a moment, ”That's cased in a green coloured glass, yes?”

Hargreeve nodded, ”Indeed, but it was placed in the flammable section last night, the evidence of their presence is still accounted for there”.

”Then how do you explain this brown glass?” asked Jeremiah, pointing to the floor where the evidence lay.

Hargreeve looked down, frowning, ”Nothing in the warehouse had brown glass, Sir”.

Jeremiah nodded, ”Someone planted it here, if it was alcohol as I suspect, it's likely it was used to start the fire. Get your contacts to search out what alcohols are accessible in Lovolon that come in brown glass bottles. It'll be even better if you can find out if someone has at least twenty bottles missing or bought”.

Hargreeve nodded, ”I'll get right on it, sir”.

Aaron looked at Jeremiah, ”If it was deliberately lit...you've got to be having the same thought as everyone else”.

Jeremiah looked at Aaron, ”There may be good reason to dislike Ewan, but I won't accuse him without evidence”.

”Still, he'd be the prime suspect, wouldn't he?” asked Aaron.

Jeremiah recalled the shadows moving the previous night. Ewan, as far as he was aware, was not a shadow magician, and Jeremiah couldn't rule out the possibility that the magician had been purposefully targeting the warehouse, especially considering he only put out the flames that jumped, not the main fire itself.

Still, when Magicians were involved, it was better to be sure before throwing an accusation out.

”Get a Fire Magician out here anyway to look at the ruins. Get as much information as you can,” Jeremiah said.

Aaron nodded, ”Straight away, Captain”.