Chapter ONE - Weebly

him to get close enough to the merchant to question
him, so he needed to think of another strategy. He went
back to the Dowser.
As soon as he entered the tavern, Kelf called for
Kannice, who emerged from the kitchen clutching a
scrap of parchment in her hand. She stepped out from
behind the bar and handed it to Ethan.
“This came a short while after you left,” she said.
Ethan unfolded it. It read simply “Come quickly.” It
was signed by Mister Pell.
“Did Pell himself bring it?” Ethan asked.
Kannice shook her head. “A boy. No one I
recognized.”
“All right. Thank you.”
“How did it go with Derne and Mackintosh?”
Ethan shrugged. “Derne wouldn’t see me;
Mackintosh couldn’t tell me much.” He held up the note
from Pell. “Maybe this will be something.”
She nodded, and Ethan left, hurrying down
Treamount to King’s Chapel.
When he reached the church he found Mr.
Troutbeck in the sanctuary. The curate looked pale and