from?” “The rocks have always been here, dotting the land. But the magic comes from the old world, from Beaufort himself. After his father died, he became obsessed with learning all he could of the uncanny, of the occult. Before setting Ailie loose, he charmed the stones, casting a protection spell over them to hold back her kind, to keep future settlers safe within the cove. But Beaufort’s words were wrong and too specific. He didn’t live long enough to see how he’d damned everyone unlucky enough to see a sunset within Mistaken.”

