Vincent purposely set out early that morning so that he could see Cedric. He knew his gamekeeper too well to imagine that he would take a day off work, even at his master’s insistence, but the poor man had suffered so much over the last couple of days that Vincent wanted to ensure that he stayed home with Hetty and relaxed.
The problem was that once he left the house, it would be that much harder to convince him to return home, so Vincent decided to intervene before his employee had a chance to leave.
After seeing Cedric, Vincent intended to go to the presbytery to speak again with Father James and Mathew concerning their search for the creatures he suspected dwelled beneath his home.
As much as Vincent wanted to protect his family from the potential truth of what might be happening rig
