Lord Lornsdyke is the aristocratic leader of a wealthy family of witches. His overriding need to ensure his son produces a pure witch as an heir to inherit the family birth right overshadows all else. Mary is a young and skilful witch chosen to be the bearer of the family's future legacy and to marry the Lord's son. Not all will go to plan as a lust for power and greed takes over and changes events. This short story prequel to 'The Legend of Bella Sheep Head' introduces two of the characters from that story. Mary and the future Lord Lornsdyke seek to make a life that will keep them together or tear them apart.