Chapter 496

Solim has no preconceptions about house-elves. In fact, whether goblins or goblins, Solim does not inherently discriminate against any race, he only has certain opinions about a particular individual.

Kreacher is a very unusual elf...... Uh, maybe it's the "old" elf? He's different from Dobby. Dobby longs for individual freedom, but Kreacher is different in that he meets a master who would rather sacrifice himself than harm the elves - something that is unthinkable for either a pure-blood wizard or a house-elf.

House-elves serve wizards and are completely obedient to their will. In the eyes of wizards, house-elves are a tool that can move, and they are not fundamentally different from the pots and pans of the house.

But Kreacher meets Regulus - a kind, naïve fool.

Whatever the old-fashioned pure-blood wizards think, house-elves are creatures of emotion and intelligence - that's an objective fact that won't change.

The impact of Regulus's sacrifice on Kreacher was perhaps known only to Kreacher himself—not even to himself. The secret of the Dark Lord, the sacrifice of the little master, the guilt of deceiving the hostess, the panic of not being able to fulfill the little master's instructions...... These things have been tormenting the old elf.

So when Solim stood at the door of the guest room, stopped Kreacher who was scolding and was about to leave, and told him that he and the others were going to retrieve Regulus's body, Kreacher froze as if he had been under a petrification spell.

"You heard me right, we've been to the lake full of dead people, and we're sure Regulus is there. Solim looked at the furnishings in the room with his back to Kreacher, I have to say that although the Black family is down, the decoration and furnishings in the room are still there, as Solim who has lived in Selwyn Castle, although he is poor, but his vision is not low.

Tapestries with gold threads, thick carpets that cover the instep, candlesticks with delicate textures...... There's even a small fireplace in the room, which looks more upscale than Solim's own bedroom.

A pure-blood family of all evils...... Solim complained inwardly. Behind him, there was a strange sound of breathing, like the sound of a dilapidated sealed box leaking around, accompanied by bursts of sobbing.

"Plug...... The young master of the Selwyn family...... Did you really find Master Regulus's body?" Kreacher's expression and tone changed completely, and now he looked more like a flesh-and-blood creature than the walking dead he had seen before.

"We'll be there early in the morning. Solim turned and looked at the house-elf in front of him, "We'll bring back Regulus's body." "

Kreacher couldn't hold back any longer, and bean-sized tears mixed with snot flowed wantonly on his wrinkled, white-haired face. It can be seen that Solim is grinning, too palatable.

"Alright, maybe Dumbledore will take you with him tomorrow. But before that, I want to ask you one thing. "

"Dear young master, old Kreacher is willing to answer your questions. Kreacher wiped his face with the dirty rags on his body, and the snot pulled several clear threads between the elf and the rags.

Solim quickly looked up, he felt that it might be a mistake to go to Kreacher alone tonight.

"Did Regulus tell you anything?or—did he give you anything?" Solim was just going through the process when he asked this question, the locket must have been obtained first, after all, there are many dreams in the night, and who knows what will happen in the future.

Regulus's orders were not absolute - he was not yet the master of the Black family. For house-elves, only the orders of the master of the family are absolute, and although the elves also serve and obey other family members, they cannot be compared to the master of the family in terms of priority.

Kreacher even concealed the news of Regulus' death from the mistress of the Black family at the time—far more serious and difficult than the consequences of Dobby's actions without his master's consent. Under the influence of magical contracts, elves are almost incapable of resisting their masters, which is why wizards are particularly comfortable with house-elves.

Kreacher respected and loved Regulus, so he preferred to punish himself harshly afterwards than to reveal anything about Regulus to his mistress - not the power of magic, but the power of emotion.

So technically, Kreacher's secrecy about Regulus' death and the locket wasn't due to a magical contract – at least not entirely. A large part of the reason is that Regulus once told Kreacher to keep the matter of the locket a secret and find a way to sabotage it.

Kreacher kept the secret until Solim broke it. At this time, it was entirely up to Kreacher to decide whether or not to give an account of the locket.

Between the orders of the little master and the last wish of the little master, Kreacher finally chose to reveal the secret, hoping that the wizards would fulfill the little master's wish - to destroy the locket of the evil sect.

"Young Master Regulus—" Kreacher could not hide his grief when he heard and said the name again after several decades, "-told old Kreacher that it must be destroyed, but the incompetent Kreacher could not hurt the locket at all, no matter how much he tried—old Kreacher failed to fulfill the little master's request—"

As he said this, Kreacher's tears and snot flowed out again.

"Can you show me the locket?" Solim whispered, "I can assure you that it will be destroyed." Dumbledore would have made sure that the locket that had caused Regulus' death was destroyed. "

Dumbledore represents power, and Regulus represents the most important person in Kreacher's heart. When these two points were superimposed, the elder Kreacher had no reason to hesitate. Sirius was in the living room, and Kreacher snuck back to the kitchen, back to his nest, and pulled out the locket from under the stove, and handed it to Solim.

The Slytherin locket is a treasure that will be immediately noticeable at a glance. That "S" mark was so glaring that any wizard with common sense knew it was certainly not a simple thing.

Solim felt the weight of the locket in his hand, stroking the corners of the gems on it, not trying to open it or break it. Instead, he said to Kreacher, who looked expectant, "If Dumbledore comes, please notify me or Sirius immediately." We will bring back the remains of Regulus in a few hours. "