Chapter 228 Rebecca Out of Control (Ⅱ)

In fact, Qiao An really wanted to stay and avoid being involved in this sudden disturbance.

However, he could also see that Major Vassar actually wanted him to visit Rebecca together. Besides, Rebecca was his classmate anyway. Wouldn't it be cold-blooded to refuse to visit Rebecca even though she knew she was ill? ?

Joan recalled that Miss Martha half-jokingly accused him of being "ruthless" and "hard-hearted" when she learned that her sister Rebecca had been beaten to death with a brick. At that time, these criticisms made him very uncomfortable, as if his scars had been exposed.

In order to prove that he is not lacking in humanity, Joan had no choice but to bite the bullet and make a reluctant decision.

"Mr. Vasa, I'll go with you!"

"That's good! Tobias, hurry up and prepare two horses, Joan and I will set off now!"

The Custis family's plantation was connected to the Vassar family's ranch, and the two were neighbors in a geographical sense. However, the Custis family's land was too vast, and it took Joan and his party half an hour to arrive at the "White House Manor" even though they were riding fast.

In the Custis family's living room, Miss Martha paced back and forth, sometimes stopping to listen to the soft sobs coming from the basement, pain and anxiety intertwined on her face.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes outside the window.

Miss Martha showed surprise, and rushed out of the room in a hurry.

In the deep night, three knights galloped forward.

Philip Downs, who was leading the way, jumped off before the horse stopped, and ran quickly to the mistress.

"Miss, I have invited Mr. Vasa, and Mr. Vida is also here!"

"Thank you, my lord, Timothy!"

Miss Martha raised her left hand and drew a counterclockwise circle on her chest.

"Philip, thank you for your hard work. Hurry up and help the two gentlemen tie their horses."

Joan dismounted, handed the reins to the Custis servants, and followed Miss Martha and Major Vassar into the living room.

When he entered the door, he inadvertently heard faint weeping, he couldn't help but froze for a moment, stopped and listened carefully.

The cries seemed to come from under the floor, which reminded him of those horrible and gloomy folk stories, and he couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.

"Martha, how is Rebecca?" Vasa asked.

"It's not good...she's very emotional and has been crying." Martha sighed. "Unless she can calm down, her condition will only get worse."

"Where is she now?"

"In the basement."

"You locked her in the basement?" Vasa's face changed slightly.

"Of course I don't want to do this. It was Rebecca herself who suggested it. I have to admit that this is the best way to prevent her from causing more damage..."

Miss Martha wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"In fact, it was she who locked herself in the basement, into the claustrophobic space she hated and feared the most... I am very sad, and I hate my incompetence even more, and I can't do anything."

As early as more than a month ago, when Joan visited the White House Manor for the first time, she heard Miss Martha inadvertently mentioning that when her sister Rebecca lost control of her emotions when she was young, her hair would turn silvery white. Aggressive.

When Rebecca was young, the mother of the two sisters, Lady Custis, who had a tough personality and was stern, locked her daughter in a dark and depressing basement in order to prevent Rebecca's mutated long hair from hurting people and destroying property. until she calms down.

As a result, the young Rebecca left a serious psychological shadow, especially afraid of closed and dark spaces like the basement.

Joan could imagine how painful and helpless Rebecca felt when she was forced to lock herself in the basement.

"Miss Martha, you just said that Miss Rebecca walked into the basement by herself?"

Joan couldn't help asking questions.

"If she can make such a rational decision, doesn't it show that she has the ability to control her own behavior, and how can she condone the mutated hair to hurt people and destroy things?"

"This is a bit complicated to explain, let's talk as we go."

Miss Martha took a bunch of keys from the butler, and led Joan and Vasa to the stairs leading to the basement.

"Joan, have you ever heard of a spell called 'Tranquilization'?"

"Of course I know." Joan nodded.

The 2nd-level spell "Stable Mind" is both an arcane spell and a divine spell. Its function is to temporarily suppress the abnormal emotions of the subject and restore calm.

In addition, "Stable Mind" can also be used to suppress spells and skills that achieve their goals by controlling people's emotions, such as charm, fear, and violent effects, all of which are suppressed by "Stable Mind".

"When Rebecca's hair mutated due to losing control of her emotions, using 'Tranquil Mind' can temporarily suppress her mutated long hair, and Rebecca can also regain her sobriety for a short time."

"Unfortunately, the effect of the spell can only last for a short one minute. It was during this minute that Rebecca made a decision - ran into the basement by herself and locked the door behind her."

At this point, Miss Martha couldn't help sobbing.

"Actually, I was all to blame for this accident. I shouldn't have quarreled with Rebecca. The bigger mistake was that I didn't find out that she was out of control in time. Otherwise, I could have used 'Tranquillity' before her hair changed color to prevent her condition from getting worse... ..."

"From past experience, when Rebecca's hair has just started to mutate and has not yet completely turned silvery white, blessing her with 'Stable Mind' in time can interrupt the mutation process and bring her back to normal."

"However, this opportunity is only a few seconds, and you will miss it if you hesitate, so you can't blame Martha entirely."

While explaining to Joan, George Vassar also tried to comfort Miss Martha, but unfortunately he did not help Miss Martha get rid of her guilt as he wished.

"If the first missed opportunity was just an accident, what happened next made it even more difficult for me to forgive myself..."

Miss Martha reproached herself tearfully.

"When Rebecca's hair has completely turned silver-white, low-level spells like 'Stable Mind' can't do anything to her, and only high-level magic spells like 'Anti-Evil' or 'Advanced Restoration' can be used. Rebecca is back to normal."

Of course, Joan would never forget the accident that happened on the first day of school.

Rebecca lost control of her emotions due to Thomas' teasing, and her mutated long hair almost strangled Thomas to death. In the end, it was Rebecca's mentor, Sister Clare, who performed "resisting evil" to calm her down.

Afterwards, Joan specifically searched the library for information about "Resisting Evil" and learned that it is a 5-ring magical spell, and the priest must be at least level 9 to cast it.

Miss Martha is only a level 5 priest, obviously unable to cast this divine spell.

It is normal for a person not to be able to do things beyond one's ability. Why should Miss Martha blame herself?

Five more today, there are three more chapters to come