"Someone accidentally knocked over a candle and started a fire while trying to treat her burns with the flame..." It was all complete nonsense.
If that were truly the case, she should have been the one closest to the source of the fire. Why, then, was there not a single charred mark on her clothes? Instead, she had used ash to shield herself from the heat—appearing disheveled, but in reality, perfectly safe.
As for the burns on her arms... they were neither too large nor too small, and positioned just right. It was clearly her own doing.
Chapter 31