You're absolutely right. It would hardly absolve them of any guilt, that's for certain.

[Still damning, really. Just, in a slightly different way.]

Still... Even if the texts don't accuse them directly, it still feels noteworthy that the Regent would allow such evidence to exist. Unless...

[He trails off again, for another moment.]

...Did the sources you found provide any specific detail on what made the afflictions so similar? A list of symptoms perhaps, or a connection to one of the Legacies?

[He feels like he's on the edge of piecing something together but... He just needs more information first...]