Series 1/Chapter 11: THE BOOK OF ENTRY

The Immurement of a witch At Cressida's home, the silence after Caleb's death was defining. Ashe and Mae sat in the quite sitting room in a wash of glowing candle light in deep thoughts waiting for any word from Cressida and Gabrielle. The ticking of the grandfather clock marked each passing minute of silence like a long winded sigh of time groaning on and on until finally the front door cracked open. But no one stepped in. Ashe stood up, Mae too behind him as he lifted his arm out in a straight line to protect the spirit of the coven leader Mae. They stood there, in a frozen state unsure of who was about to walk through the door. Outside, still holding on to the front door was Cressida and Gabrielle. "When you go in, I just need you to know that I love you and I would never do anything to upset on purpose." Cressida said to a confused Gabrielle. "You're scaring me. What do you have behind that door that is going to help you get to Caspian and save Caitlyn? ...