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Warning: This section you're about to read has spoilers for the Book 11: Origins. Read at your own risk! |
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Prologue
The novels starts off with Morgan Rowlands talking with Bree Warren. Morgan is worried about Hunter Niall, her boyfriend, but Bree reassures her. Morgan goes to Hunter's house, and Hunter tells her what happened in Canada (see Seeker). Morgan reminds him of what she saw when she scryed. Hunter admits he meet a girl named Justine Courceau and did kiss her. He apologizes to Morgan and says he loves her. Morgan sort of forgives him.
Hunter shows Morgan Rose MacEwan's memoir, Morgan's distant ancestor, and together they read Rose's story.
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Chapter One: Scotland, April 1680
The year is 1680. It's not a good time to be a witch nor a Wodebayne. Because of the witch hysteria, witches like Rose MacEwan have to practice in secret and pose as good Christians. To make it worse, Wodebaynes are hated by other clans people. All Wodebaynes are treated poorly.
This historical story starts off with the mention of a rose stone. Rose took the rose stone out of her mother's cabinet to later charge it with love magick. Her good friend, Kyra, is in love with another witch named Falkner Radburn. Since Rose is getting tired of hearing her friend's babbles about Falkner, she decides to help Kyra acquire him as a boyfriend.
Rose and her mother, Síle, exit the church and chat with people outside. Later, they head out for home alone, only to find two Vykrothes blood witches taking Wodebayne sheep. Síle comes up with a plan to try to stop them, but it doesn't work. Rose tries to protest but her mother says that they cannot do anymore. This angers Rose.
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Chapter Two: Gathering and sanctifying spring herbs
Rose goes out alone to gather herbs. She goes to her secret place and performs a Circle so she can charge the rose stone. Afterwards, a young man suddenly appears. Rose instantly falls in love with him, and silently charges the rose stone to use on this young man. The spell works. He is instantly attracted to Rose.
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Chapter Three: Charging an amulet, esbat, seed moon
Rose is in a good mood. Kyra comes to her house and asks for the charged stone. Rose says she will give it to her when she leaves, but Rose's mother tells her no. Síle is a little afraid of her daughter going out--due to last night's encounter with the Vykrothes witches. But eventually Síle relents.
Kyra and Rose talk. Rose reveals about the mysterious blood witch she fell in love with. Kyra is not so happy and warns Rose, but Rose doesn't really listen. The girls go into the woods, to Rose's hidden place. Rose charges a moonstone for Kyra (she decides to keep the rose stone for herself).
Rose and Kyra go to the Blackburn shop to get the supplies Síle needs. Kyra uses the moonstone on Falkner (who works there) and stone works. Falkner is immediately attracted to her.
Kyra leaves to do some trading while Rose stays behind to do vegetable shopping. Rose is soon greeted by the mystery-guy from yesterday. He flirts with her and plays tricks. The vegetable vendor wants Rose to leave, and refuses to sell her his produce. Rose is incensed, but the mystery-guy intervenes and buys the produce for her. Rose is flattered by this gesture. The boy leaves and Kyra soon reappears. Kyra explains that the boy's name is Diarmuid, a Leapvaughn blood witch. She advises for Rose to stay away from him. Again, Rose doesn't listen.
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Chapter Four: Drawning down the moon
Rose tells her mother about Diarmuid, somewhat. Rose soon leaves to visit Diarmuid. The couple talk about the future, about how their union will bring the clans together. They perform a circle, and Rose is struck by the goddess. Diarmuid says it could be a sign that Rose is destined to be a high priestess.
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Chapter Five: The Witch's Jar: A spell of protection
Rose tells her mother about being struck by the goddess. She also reveals about the love spell she made for Kyra. Síle is angry and hollers at Rose. Rose decides not to tell her mother about Diarmuid. She feels her mother is holding her back and will not understand.
Rose and her mother head out for a coven meeting. They use a spell of protection for Ian MacGreavy's mill. Afterwards, Ian states maybe the Wodebaynes should retaliate. Síle disagrees.
The coven leaves but Rose and Síle forget a witch's jar at the mill. When Rose goes back for it, she witnesses the MacGreavys doing dark magick. Mr. MacGreavy tells her to get the jar and leave. Rose doesn't tell her mother what she saw.
Rose and Diarmuid meet the next day and days afterward. Rose falls deeper in love with him. Rose decides she will make love to him at Beltane, to seal their bond.
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Chapter Six: Night Visions
Rose has a troubling dream about her father, Gowan MacEwan. When Síle comes to comfort Rose, Rose asks her about the death of Gowan. Síle says she isn't sure about her husband's death. Mother and daughter do a small spell for good dreams.
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Chapter Seven: Beltane Rites, the Fifth of May
Rose and Kyra are in the woods gathering flowers. Rose tells Kyra that she will make love to Diarmuid, and Kyra thinks she is out of her mind. Rose asks Kyra to cover for her while she slips away from the Beltane celebration. Krya reluctantly concedes. Rose thinks about her union with Diarmuid and decides to not protect herself from conception; she will have Diarmuid's child.
Baltane. Rose slips away from the celebration, and she and Diarmuid make love. The next day Rose goes to the river to cleanse herself. She feels somebody watching her.
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Chapter Eight: Esbat rites, mid-July
Rose thinks about Diarmuid during her mother's coven ceremony. She thinks about her baby and how both she and Diarmuid will take care of it. Rumors are spreading about Wodebaynes. Once again the Wodebaynes are being blame for other people's troubles. Ian and others protest, but Síle will have nothing of it.
The next day Rose goes to meet Diarumuid. She notices that she has lost her rose stone but thinks nothing of it. Diarmuid and Rose talk about their love as well as other things. Rose wants to get married and Diarmuid agrees. They do love magick together.
Kyra and Rose gather herbs the next day. Rose tells her friend about the love magick she performed. Kyra is worried about Rose.
Later, Rose waits for Diarmuid. When he doesn't show, Rose is not too worried. Her heart is soon broken when she receives a letter from him saying he can't see her anymore. Rose soon tells Kyra about the baby. Kyra feels for Rose and tells her she knows ways to get rid of the baby. However, Rose wants to keep the baby. The next day Rose, Kyra, and Falkner head to Lillipool, the village where Diarmuid lives. Rose sees Diarmuid with a flaxen-haired girl. Kyra tells her that the girl is Diarmuid's fianceé. Rose is crushed.
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Chapter Nine: On Making and Charming Poppets
Rose goes home determined to get Diarmuid back. She goes through her mother's cabinets but doesn't find another stone. She decides to use a love spell with poppets.
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Chapter Ten: Luaghnassadh
Rose charms to poppets. Afterwards, she rests.
Rose goes to the market place and finds Darimuid back. He confesses his love for her and is excited about their baby. Rose is smitten once again. He says he will marry her that very day.
Rose goes to a secret place in the woods and waits for Diarmuid. When he doesn't show up, she gets worried. Siobhan MacMahon, Diarmuid's fianceé, shows up and says that she stopped Diarmuid just in time. She tells Rose to stay away from Diarmuid, and throws Rose's rose stone to the ground. Siobhan explains that she has reversed the spell on it. She confesses that Rose wasn't Diarmuid's first affair. Rose leaves distraught more than ever but is adamant that the Goddess set Diarmuid up just for her. She meets with another witch, Aislinn, and Rose confides in her. Aislinn says for Rose to fight back.
Rose comes home to find frogs all over the place. She and her mother get rid of the frogs. Rose talks to her mother about her plight with Diarmuid. Her mother shows her the poppets--deactivated. Síle says Rose should not tamper with somebody's heart and destiny. Síle also confesses the truth about Rose's father a little.
The next day Rose asks Kyra to help with a spell to get back at Siobhan (she figures the frogs came from her). She does a spell and goes to Lillipool to see its results.
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Chapter Eleven: Spelling a Death Drink With Dark Power
Rose comes home to find her mother very sick from a poisioned arrow. Rose figures it was done deliberately by Siobhan. Rose decides to make a death drink that won't kill the victim, but will make them sick for some time. Rose travels to Lillipool and meets Siobhan's brother, Tysen. She gives him the death drink and asks for him to give it Siobhan. He agrees. When she returns home, Rose finds her mother better.
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Chapter Twelve: Reversing a spell
Rose finds out from Kyra that Siobhan's brother is very ill. Rose is horrified and plans on reversing the spell. When a malachite stone breaks, Síle fears danger is coming. Rose lies and says it was broken last week.
When Rose tries to go out to perform the reversing spell, a group of villagers come to her door. Thanks to Siobhan, they all think she is a witch. Rose is taken away to jail and is to be tried the very next day.
The trial. Siobhan spits out lies about Rose. She says Rose's baby is spawned by Satan. Rose counters that her baby does have a father, but she doesn't tell who father is. More accusations against Rose come out. Finally, Rose is prosecuted and sentenced to be hanged. At the last minute, she scratches Siobhan's face. Rose is sent back to her jail cell.
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Chapter Thirteen: A spell for the darkest hour
Diarmuid visits Rose in jail, and he is not very nice. He has the nerve to say that the child Rose is carrying might not be his. Rose scratches him out of anger when he tries to rape her. Before Diarmuid leaves, he says he is happy about Rose's pending death.
Rose is furious, so furious she conjures up a Dark Wave in her jail cell. She sends the Dark Wave to Siobhan, to the Vykrothe clan, to Diarmuid, and to those who have wronged Wodebaynes. She uses the blood of Siobhan and Diarmuid in her spell (from scratching them).
Next day. There is sense of fear at the gallows, and the villagers will not touch Rose. Kyra tells Rose that Lillipool, the town where Siobhan and Diarmuid live, has been destroyed. In front of everybody, Rose announces she sent the Dark Wave. Scared, the crowd lets her go.
Rose goes home, but her mother wants nothing to do with her anymore. Rose leaves and goes to Lillipool to survey the destruction. There she encounters Aislinn, and Aislinn praises Rose for the Dark Wave spell. She asks Rose to join a new coven that will make her high priestess. Rose accepts.
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Chapter Fourteen: Samhain
Rose is high priestess and still pregnant. She and her coven are calling up the Dark Wave once again.
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Epilogue
The story of Rose MacEwan ends. Morgan thinks about the similarities between Rose and herself. Hunter says Rose didn't know what she was doing nor knew what love was. He tries to reassure Morgan that she could never be Rose. Morgan isn't so sure.
Finis
Last Modified: Wednesday, 10/15/08
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