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As danger increases in the County in the form of press gangers and the Fiend, Tom is sent by his master to another Spook, Bill Arkwright. Bill lives in the far north where the County is at its wettest. He has toughened up many previous apprentices and now he will do the same for Tom; he will prepare him for some of the biggest dangers of his life. But Bill Arkwright isn't like Tom's old master and life under him proves to be harsh and perilous.
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'STAND UP NOW,' SHE COMMANDED, HER VOICE SHARP. 'IT'S ALMOST TIME. THE MOMENT OF DANGER IS CLOSE. VERY SOON OUR ENEMIES WILL BE HERE.'
'ENEMIES?' I ASKED. 'IS THERE MORE THAN ONE?' 'OF COURSE, CHILD. THE FIEND'S DAUGHTER WILL NOT BE ALONE. SHE HAS CALLED OTHERS TO HER AID. WATER WITCHES FROM FAR AND WIDE ARE CONVERGING UPON THIS HILLOCK WHERE WE WAIT. THEY HAVE BEEN APPROACHING SINCE DARK. THE STRUGGLE IS IMMINENT'
IT WAS TIME TO FACE THE WITCHES. SOON, ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, IT WOULD BE OVER.
As danger increases in the County, Tom is sent far north by his master to be trained by Bill Arkwright, another Spook. Arkwright lives in a haunted mill on the edge of a treacherous marsh and his training methods prove to be harsh and sometimes cruel. But he has toughened up many previous apprentices and now he must do the same for Tom and prepare him for the gravest dangers of his life.
But when the Fiend sends his own daughter, the ancient powerful water witch Morwena, to destroy Tom, Arkwright makes an error of judgement and Tom finds himself facing his enemies alone. The Spook and Alice realising his danger, hasten to his aid but will even their combined strengths suffice in the face of such terrible dark power? And what is the Spooks mistake, the consequences of which might give final victory to the dark?
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