Chapter ONE - Weebly

Hutchinson again. “He was what some would call a
witch, and others a conjurer. He used his powers to
bend men to his will, and in order to do this he had to
sacrifice the lives of others. Jennifer Berson was one
such sacrifice.”
Hutchinson stared at him for a long time. “That’s
quite an explanation.”
“Yes, sir.”
“I assume that Darrow did these things you describe
to further the cause of … of liberty.” As he had the
other time he and Ethan spoke, Hutchinson said the
word as if it left a bitter taste in his mouth.
Ethan shook his head. “No, sir. He indicated to me
that he was an agent of the Crown, and an enemy of
Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty.”
The lieutenant governor opened his mouth, then
closed it again and sat back in his chair. Ethan thought
that Hutchinson would object to this as Berson had. But
he didn’t. Eventually he simply said, in a voice barely
more than a whisper, “I see.”
They sat in silence for several minutes, until Ethan
began to wonder if Hutchinson was done with him and