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If that person wasn't a land force spellcaster officer, this matter would be even graver.
It would mean that either the fruits of the Magic Combat Department's research had already been stolen by outsiders who also trained spellcasters capable of using advanced spells like the Deflection Spell;
or... the dead traveler was one of those legendary court wizards who were said to use magic. But could a court wizard be killed that easily?
Winters's headache grew the more he thought about it, and he decided that unless Colonel Field asked, he would keep his mouth shut. After all, he trusted Major Moritz more than Field.
And since you don't ask proactively, my not telling doesn't count as intentional concealment.
Thoughts brought him to a mild resentment: "Weren't we supposed to discuss this in secret together? Why has Major Moritz disappeared? When I get home, I must ask Uncle if he knows where the Major is now."
