Duke Dawncrest had enough influence to shape the official version of events however he wanted.
To the public, he had not destroyed the home of an innocent academy student out of anger. He had destroyed the suspected base of a dangerous heretic who had escaped justice.
For as long as that narrative was still being woven, he would most likely be allowed to get away with almost anything connected to him.
Unbeknownst to Elion, however, public perception had already begun to shift.
"What happened to the possessions inside?" Mira asked.
She left quite a few of her belongings inside the house, and it would be quite tragic to know that she had just lost everything that she left.
She didn't particularly care about her material possessions much, but she only had so much money to spare.
