Chapter 165

When I saw the dead witches, my first instinct was to call out to Kane, but I realised my mistake a few minutes later when I felt the presence of the Templars hiding everywhere in the village. I walked right into their trap.

My instincts didn't warn me, but I'm not too surprised. Templars know how to block witches' abilities.

I look around me, then straight up to where a Templar is hiding in a tree. “It’s against the law to kill witches.”

Modern Templars wear black uniforms with white Templar crosses on their left sleeve. Like the Templars of old, women aren't allowed to join their order. Some will get the cross tattooed on their chest, believing it will protect them against supernatural forces. They’re wrong.

The government funds them, but witches are off-limits because most of the people in power only made their way to the top thanks to our magic. I cast the power and influence spell that put the current prime minister in his seat.

“But we are allowed to kill witches that work w