And that German bitch... yes, if I could hit her. And the Marburgs are royalty. But I... But in love. Cotton: Little John? Countess Marburg: He is not far. Countess Marburg: That's not the only thing you have in common with the little boy. His life... for the boy's. I'll tell her. Isaac: Hypocrite! John: Anne Hale is a witch. Mary: Ha. Mary: Mercy. Mercy: Well, I learned from you. Mystery... And misery... And lies. Now, among the wise, real authority descends through women, and it is you who will inherit my mantle and all that comes with it. Petrus: A witch dagger to kill, and a medicine bag to be unseen. Sebastian: No need. Sebastian: The queen of queens has a real daughter and no need for a pale, feral imitation of one fished out from Salem's gutters. She is coming for me. She's...
John: A witch. Too risky? Very well. You see, I charged him with the greatest of tasks... the greatest of privileges... to father and protect what's most precious to me in all the world... my daughter.
Plan: A: the Starry Messenger; Q: What comet is drawing closer to John Alden? A: John Alden; Q: Who fights for his life as the Starry Messenger comet draws ever closer? A: Little John; Q: Whose death brings with it great consequences for Witch and mortal alike? A: Count Marburg; Q: Who tells Anne that she is Marburg's daughter? A: a terrifying decision; Q: What is Anne Hale faced with when she learns that she is Marburg's daughter and Sebastian's sister? A: the Countess's plans; Q: What does Anne Hale's decision impact? A: recent events; Q: What is Mary affected by? A: a risky gambit; Q: What does Mary try when she finds herself in a wholly unfamiliar situation? A: the younger Mather; Q: Who is trapped and imprisoned? A: answers; Q: What does Cotton Mather seek out after learning that Anna is a witch? A: Mercy; Q: Who pursues Sebastian in her foolish and hopeless dreams of becoming a ruler and royalty? A: Mary's advice; Q: What does Mercy find to be fatefully and disappointingly accurate? A: a position; Q: What does Isaac find himself in among his fellow citizens of Salem? Summary: With the Starry Messenger comet drawing ever closer, John Alden fights for his very life, while Anne Hale works to comfort and protect Little John whose death brings with it great consequences for Witch and mortal alike. She soon learns from Count Marburg that she is Marburg's daughter and Sebastian's sister, and is faced with a terrifying decision that could greatly impact the Countess's plans. Mary, palpably affected by recent events, finds herself in a wholly unfamiliar situation, leading her to try a risky gambit. Meanwhile, when John tells Cotton that Anna too is a witch, it leads the younger Mather to seek out answers on his own, but he is trapped and imprisoned; Mercy pursues Sebastian in her foolish and hopeless dreams of becoming a ruler and royalty, but finds Mary's advice to be fatefully and disappointingly accurate; and Isaac finds himself in a position among his fellow citizens of Salem.