Speaks the Nightbird (Matthew Corbett 1) Judgment of the Witch The Carolinas, 1699: The citizens of Fount Royal believe a witch has cursed their toith inexplicable tragedies ? and they demand that beautifulRachel Howarth be tried and executed for witchcraft Presiding over the trial is travelingclerk, Matthew Corbett Believing in Rachel&39;s innocence, Mattheill soon confront the true evil at work in Fount Royal Evil Unveiled After hearing daistrate Woodward sentences the accused witch to death by burning Desperate to exonerate the woation aether the truth, he has no choice but to vanquish a force more malevolent than witchcraft in order to save his beloved Rachel and free Fount Royal fro innocent lives