Farenheit 451

1. Setting

The murder took place in the town of Gwytherin (Wales) where Saint Winifred’s bones are buried in the twelfth century. Prior Robert, along with six brothers, decides to lead an expedition and tries to take the relics with him, but the expedition gets complicated when the inhabitants refuse to let them take the relics. Prior Robert decides to bribe Rhisiart in order to get to take the relic. Rhisiart refuses and the situation gets even worse. The next day, the monks and the prior are supposed to meet him and the villagers, but he does not show up. Everybody starts to get worried and, while Columbanus and Jerome are at a old chapel, they decide to leave the church and start to search for Rhisiart. His body is found by Benet in a forest,

Furthermore, he is the best shot with the short bow in Gwytherin (page 30) and it’s believed that he had motives for killing Rhisiart, since he argued frequently about Sioned, the victim’s daughter, with him, because he refused to let him marry her.

Nevertheless, he says he would have never killed him, since they were really good friends, Rhisiart gave him work and helped him escape from England. Also, using his own arrows would be stupid and an inanity. Furthermore, he claims to not have seen the victim since he left him at the fields and also, he hadn’t had his bow all day. On top of that, Engelard was taller than the victim and the arrow looked like it was shot upwards.

Prior Robert is also suspicious because he wanted to take Saint Winifred with him, but he had one obstacle: Rhisiart. But, it cannot be him because he was with all the brothers (except with Brother Richard, who wasn’t with them) when the murder took place.

Peredur is also suspicious. He run away when Cadfael spoke about Rhisiart, he looked like a man being chased by the devil, thought Cadfael (page 36). But he had no reason to kill him, since Rhisiart wanted him to marry