Pretty things are bloody- Part 1

Their stay in Valeria extended, and Penny continued to study the books along with Lord Alexander where some of the white and black magic could be performed by him, reacting to his words and movements in his hands. In the meantime, Damien started to take up cases that were handed down by Alexander which came from the council, this way both of them had their time occupied during the day unless one of them was free. 

More than two weeks had passed since they had come to Valeria where Penelope's mother couldn't catch hold of where her daughter was right now. 

After the failed massacre, the black witch had fled from Wovile in the interest of keeping herself alive so that her daughter's pureblooded master wouldn't come after her. After all, she had got the man poisoned to set him and her daughter as a sacrifice but everything had failed. She had hoped to catch her daughter again but she was in Bonelake and her magic wasn't working on her.