Bracing for unwelcome news, John grabbed Amy’s hand.
“As I said before,” Faust said quickly, “I’m quite certain she is alive. The Coven needs her alive, so they have a source of control over you. It makes no strategic sense to kill her.”
“You said she may be in England.”
Faust nodded. “We think Jessica Lodge flew her there.” “Where in England?”
“Almost certainly in Cornwall.” “Why Cornwall?”
“Because it’s as important to the Coven as Salem.” “Why is Salem so important? History?”
“The House of the Seven Gables is here.” John laughed. “So what? It’s a house Nathaniel Hawthorne used in a novel. That’s the only reason anybody cares about it.”
Faust shook his head. “That’s what the Coven would like you to think. The House of the Seven Gables has a fundamental importance to them.”
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