"I never expected there to be so many monsters. Where did they even come from?"
It wasn't just Carter's household that the monsters attacked. Other people in Salem were attacked as well, and several died in the assault. Fortunately, Salem was a port city, and most of the villagers had weapons. Otherwise, the casualties would have been far worse.
In truth, those weapons had not originally been meant for dealing with monsters, but for guarding against the natives. Salem was a colony, and the townspeople had mostly immigrated from elsewhere, seizing the natives' land and driving them into the wilderness. Under such circumstances, the natives naturally retaliated. Abigail's parents were said to have died in a native attack.
"This must all have been caused by the Vitteley Family. That girl has to be a witch."
Once all the monsters had been killed and the wounded were more or less treated, people immediately blamed the Vitteley Family for the monsters' appearance and branded Lavinia a witch. With public outrage running high, Judge Hopkins immediately had soldiers arrest the Vitteley Family. However, Lavinia was not home and escaped disaster.
The trial began afterward, and it proceeded smoothly. Absalom Vitteley offered no further defense and was sentenced to hanging by Hopkins.
Mash, Ritsuka, Da Vinci, and the others had doubts about such a hasty trial, but as outsiders, their advice was not accepted. The execution was carried out that afternoon.
Abigail had still been grieving over Tituba's recent death, and now her only friend had become a wanted fugitive as well. This left her even more heartbroken. After comforting her, Mash said they could help look for Lavinia.
The Vitteley Family was the household Da Vinci had previously discovered possessed a Magic Workshop. Da Vinci had spoken with Lavinia before, only to be