It hadn't been that long since Theo's funeral. Ellison still looked a bit off, though it was possibly only really noticeable to her family and those closest to her. Her coloring still slightly off, as well as the dark circles under her eyes. Somehow, they made her eyes sharper as she looked amongst her soldiers. When she had gotten Conall's letter, she almost tossed it in the trash. What could possibly be said at this time? Ellison had been back and forth in her mind over what it all meant. Had he done it? She didn't think so. Which only caused a fiery rage burn through the witch. The image of how she had found Theo... only added fuel to that fire.

It was on the note that she was going to tell them this wasn't some suicide. It just wasn't. She left her house, kissing Ben on the cheek before she left. Letting him know where she'd be but telling him to stay home. This wasn't about him, not yet. And as much as she trusted him, she also knew that her family walked a very thin line in the kingdom. She wouldn't risk him. Not while she could protect him.

Upon arriving at the Morrigan estate, she moved towards Conall's study. Her boots clipping on the floor, training pants and a long tunic on instead of a dress. Something more Ellison than anything else could've been in that moment. She let herself in, and did a double take when she saw Liono. Her jaw tightened, thinking about the last time they had seen each other, and how much pain had been shared that night as well. Safe to assume he now knew about their cousin.

Her arms instantly folded over her chest after she locked the door and she moved to sit in the sill of a window in his office. Her heart hadn't healed, but her face was a mask of numb. The note from Conall sitting in her pocket still felt as if it weighed twenty pounds. "Are we waiting on anyone else?"

Ellison met Liono's eyes, a hint of sadness in them before they were back to their sharpness. Ellison had always considered herself closest with Liono out of her siblings. Rosamere and Conall had a special connection, while the boys seemed to argue. Liono had been her anchor in the family. But running off like he had... even though she had told him and his now wife to go, she still felt betrayed in a way. More than she and Ben had done to the whole family with their marriage. She wanted to be stubborn and dig her heels in, not say anything to him. But it tugged too hard at her heart and she let out a soft sigh. "Hello Lio," she returned.

Her attention went straight to Conall though, glad that he took the floor though her gaze sharpened. Magda?! Sure, she knew the woman was not exactly thrilled about Theodore as a husband but to murder him? To frame him for suicide? Her jaw tightened to the point she swore a tooth cracked in the back of her mouth. Her heart racing immediately as she remembered the way she had warned Magda of the fact that her family was everything to her. Apparently the woman didn't view Ellison as a threat. And that was where she messed up.

Ellison suddenly looked at the other two in the room before looking back to Conall. "Why in the heavens would she think that you would marry her when she was betrothed to Theo?" Oh she had an idea, the moment she asked the question her mind put together a very possible reason why and it made her want to punch her older brother square in his sharp jaw.

Ellison was suddenly calculating everything that was being said. A business arrangement between Conall and Magda. She wanted to know what. It didn't matter what it was, but she almost needed to know to see what exactly she needed to protect the family from. Their father. He had left his own children alone to then comfort Magda. Was it because he knew his children were stronger than that? But from what she had heard from the servants... Magda had been spending an awful amount of time with their father...

And now... Rosamere's fiancee. Her bright gray-blue eyes shot to her sister. Magda had her claws wrapped around too many people with their family and around them. All it would take is for Magda to convince Fabian...

"If her engagement is over... then why is she still here? She should be off on her own... released from any obligation unless-" She suddenly looked back to Conall with a sharp look. "Revenge drives someone to do awful things Conall." She looked him over. As if to find the writing of what he'd done etched to his skin. "Who all has been wrapped up with Magda? Around her for more than just a glass of wine? Because... she could be poisoning minds. A simple potion can do that." As a potions master herself, she immediately could name a few that would cloud judgement or even seduce someone into submission...