Chapter 62
Michael and Ceinwen stayed on the property through the night until the fire department was sure all flames had been extinguished. One of the EMTs wrapped them in blankets to ward off the night chill and their shock at what they had been through, including the certain death of Michael’s father.
When questioned about how the fire started, Michael told the fire chief his father had been working in his laboratory on the second floor, and the fire seemed to have begun there. He believed that was why his father hadn't run downstairs and out of the house, but had gone upstairs, hoping for rescue. But the rescue didn't arrive in time.
At daybreak, the damage to the house became clear. The second floor and the turret room had been gutted, but the first floor, except for a corner of th
