Chapter ONE - Weebly

much notice of Ethan and the men with him.
At last, the door to the court opened again and the
sheriff peered out into the corridor.
“The chief justice will see you now,” Greenleaf said.
Ethan didn’t move. “The chief justice?”
“He asked to speak with you.”
“What about?”
“Just get in here. He isn’t a man to be kept waiting.”
He motioned Ethan into the chamber.
Taking a long, steadying breath, Ethan entered.
The chamber was empty save for the sheriff and a
man who sat behind the grand, dark wood court’s
bench at the far end of the chamber. Seeing the man,
Ethan understood at last, and he chided himself for not
reasoning it out sooner. The chief justice of the province
also happened to be the lieutenant governor. Thomas
Hutchinson.
Ethan walked to the bench and stopped in front of
Hutchinson. The man regarded him appraisingly for a
moment.
“That’s all, Sheriff,” Hutchinson said. “Thank you.”
Greenleaf let himself out of the chamber, closing the