Summary

Chapter 13, “Deep Magic from the Dawn of Time”

The Witch brings her journey to an abrupt halt, and as Edmund collapses with exhaustion, he overhears the Witch and her Dwarf make plans that he (Edmund) doesn’t quite understand. He knows enough, however, to realize that the Witch and the Dwarf are about to perform some kind of ceremony under less than ideal circumstances. The conversation is interrupted by the sudden arrival of the wolf that had fled the battle at the Stone Table. He urges the Witch to hide. Instead, she tells the wolf to summon all her allies and prepare to fight. After the wolf has gone, the Witch and Dwarf make a decision. Edmund becomes frightened as the Dwarf ties him to a tree and the Witch starts sharpening her knife. The implication is that he is to be...