aaron lightner the talamasca , london , the mayfair witches part i / transcript one from the writings of petyr van abel for the talamasca 1689 september 1689 , montcleve , france dear stefan , i have at last reached montcleve on the very edge of the cevennes mountains - to wit in the foothills of the region - and the grim little fortified town with its tiled roofs and dreary bastions is indeed in readiness for the burning of a great witch as i had been told .