A Witch report from the Musketeers

1. Vezelay – 2016
A thaumic episode from the ‘Bayko Baron’

2. • Today is market day

3. • Outside St Etienne’s the stalls are already busy

4. • At Genevieve’s they’re already falling over the furniture

5. • At the ‘Touraine Toasted Turkey Palace’ Sergeant Sanders is considering a change of rank and
emigration to New France

6. • But the real entertainment for both Huguenot and Catholic is a witch trial – today it is Gytha Ogg’s turn, if she burns, she’s innocent, if not
– hot justice! Ah, the good old days!

7. • Into this joyful day rides the Duke of Buckingham, shouting ‘Ou est Jean
Marie Rebac, Le Chef au Huguenot?’ - subtle! Naturally he’s been spotted.

8. • Sure enough, here comes D’Hussac and the Cardinal’s goons

9. • Naturally Queen Anne has also sent Alais D’Artagnan and his chums to rescue the buffoon

10. • Of course, with all this unexpected street theatre in the offing, Nanny Ogg has been put on the back
burner for the moment

11. • Meanwhile the Duke has discovered that Jean-
Marie is of the female persuasion – damn cunning
these Frenchies

12. D’Hussac meanwhile, finding the High Street a stock-pen, must
proceed on foot

13. While the musketeers are stopped cold by a wall of Huguenot courtesy

14. • Which gives Jean Marie time enough to tell the Duke that no one is going to start a civil
war in France to suit the English

15. • So that, when D’Hussac finally reaches the square….

16. • …. the buffoon is already heading for home. If he can remember where it is.

17. Which was almost a big disappointment for everyone, until both Musketeers and
Huguenots remembered that D’Hussac must still be delayed

18. • And so we say adieu to…. What? What do you mean, ‘What about Nanny Ogg/’

19. • Well. It seems that ‘Nanny’ got tired of waiting.

20. • Left to her own, Nanny simply stepped out
of her ropes, produced a hat from nowhere
and waved her hand

21. • So let’s hope that Nanny Ogg, Esme Weatherwax, Agnes Nitt,
Magrat Garlick and Tiffany Aching are still flying high!