In the hierarchy of magical beings witches reign supreme. Unlike trolls who need rocks to cast their spells or mermaids who require water to mutter enchantments, witches pull their power from within themselves, needing no external conduits to work their charms. But what makes witches so powerful is also what makes them so attractive to the wicked one who wants to see magic eradicated, The Inquisitor. And there's one witch he craves above all others, one witch who centuries ago almost beat him, one witch whose powers he's vowed to take for his own. Except finding his prey won't be an easy...