[Kitarun]

Jei couldn't help but give a slight snort at Kellan's awful pun, nor could Marius.

"I haven't a clue. It might be targeted at our family specifically, or it could just be an attempt to eradicate magic entirely..." Marius said, frowning a bit. "One of our servants... A newer one... We found her a few miles down the road, half hidden in the bushes, throat slit. Her clothing was charred, but there wasn't a single burn on her. We think she may have been one of the ones to set the fire, then killed afterwards by somebody wishing to cover their tracks."