Chapter ONE - Weebly

“It’s about Holin. He tells me he’s working at
Hunt’s Wharf.”
“What of it?”
“I’ve learned of two murders that have been
committed in the streets over the past several months,”
Ethan said, lowering his voice. “Both victims were
young—one was older than the boy, the other younger.
I think they’re connected in some way, though I don’t
know how. But the point is, I want him to have a care
as he walks through the city.”
All the color drained from Elli’s face. “You don’t
know who’s doing it?”
“No. They’ve been killed with powerful spells, but
beyond that I know nothing.”
“God have mercy,” she whispered.
“He mentioned a boy to me,” Ethan said. “Rory?”
“Rory Harren,” Elli said. “His father’s a sailor on a
merchant ship. Rory’s a bit older, and he started at the
wharf first; I didn’t want to let Holin go down there at
all, but with Rory working, too, I thought it would be all
right.”
“If they could walk home together in the evenings, I