Chapter ONE - Weebly

Chapter
NINETEEN
Ethan was more eager than ever to speak with Cyrus
Derne, eager enough that he had abandoned any hope
of contriving another meeting between himself and the
merchant. Derne had decided to use his money and
influence to protect himself from Ethan’s questions;
Ethan would use his conjuring skill to slip past the men
Derne had hired as guards.
From King’s Chapel, Ethan made his way back to
the Derne house on Bennet’s Street to confirm what he
already suspected. The chaises were gone. Derne had
probably returned to his wharf. Ethan went there next.
Along the way, he stopped in a deserted alley and cast
the same concealment spell he had used the previous
evening while walking from Elli’s house to the Dowsing