"Samantha, don't let Maisie close." Faren said worriedly.<br/>Though he cared very little for the woman, he knew that seeing her dead could traumatize the child. Until a few days ago, she was her only family after all.<br/><br/>"Sir, I apologise, but you must surely be mistaken." Maric interjected. "My squire has been with us since mid-morning. He has not had the opportunity to poison Reigna. We were in fact about to go search for her since we had not seen sign of the woman since she wandered off into the woods alone."<br/><br/>"Aye, I can vouch for the lad too." Varatt added. "We all can. Besides, he is a paladin. You know, the type of knight that uses magic from the gods themselves? Extremely lawful fellows? If he did something as bad as this, I'd say that his patron would no longer allow him to use his powers."<br/><br/>The eldest paladin motioned to Faren, encouraging him to show that he could still perform magic. Faren simply nodded and held out his hand. Above it appeared a small globe of light, just as he intended.<br/><br/>"See? The lad has not been abandoned.<br/>"Anyways, the woman had a grudge against the boy. Had a silver tongue too. Even if she was on her death bed, I'd not believe her."