“What does that have to do with anything?”
“Because from my count, in the last ten years, fifty of them came to this mountain and were never seen again.”
“Fifty witches!” Kiana squeaked. “She has fifty witches?!”
“More likely a small group of witches has the power of fifty.” The Crone’s gaze settled on Lunessa, Irene, and Janelle. “The number is probably higher. It’s nothing compared to the magic sitting in this room, so take care. If Claudine’s plan is about to come to a climax and she needs more witches, she is likely to try to take you all again.”
I found Amelia in the library where she’d been hiding most days. Except for the upgrades she’d done to the network to make sure that Claudine couldn’t weasel her way in, she spent the rest of her time looking through the files she’d pulled
