"I didn't manage to save Sean. When I arrived at the right wing of the manor, the fire was already too great at that point. But I still pushed through the fire. How could I not? My only thought at that time was to save my son. But before I could even reach the floor where the nursery was, a piece of wood dropped on my head and I lost consciousness," Richard continued.
"When I woke up, I was in a small private hospital. The butler, Jones, was there with me. He told me of what happened after I fainted. He found me when he was trying to save Father. He had to make a choice at that moment – to save me or to continue to search for Father. At the end, he chose the former."
Realizing the meaning of those words, both Edward and Charles looked at their brother with incredulous expressions on their faces.
"You mean, Father, he—"
"He died at that fire," Richard finished what Edward was saying. "The body you thought was mine was actually his."
