The Lair of the White Worm Chapter 6 - Hawk and Pigeon

In which a morning gathering reveals the youth Adam recounting his encounter with the Watford sisters and the unsettling attention of a visitor, Mr. Caswall, whose gaze harbours a peculiar menace unlike mere affection. Amid quiet resolve and the warmth of kinship, the trio contemplates the dark presage sensed by Adam, preparing themselves for a battle that fate seems to decree.