Serpent & Dove

Coco arrives and explains to Reid that she and Ansel already knew that Lou was a witch. Before Reid can process this, Coco tells him that she’s meeting the prince, Beau, at The Bellerose and that someone there can help them. Once there, Coco gets ready to perform a locator spell. Reid registers that she’s the witch from Tremblay’s townhouse, Cosette Monvoisin. Instinctively, he reaches for his Balisarda until Ansel reminds him that she’s helping. Coco’s spell reveals that Lou is in the La Forêt des Yeux, but as a Dame Rouge, Coco can’t find the forest—only a Dame Blanche can. Hélène arrives and announces that she is a Dame Blanche.

Hélène explains that this war goes back hundreds of years, starting with Angelica and the holy man Constantin, who forged the Balisarda. Constantin was the “knight” Angelica fell in love with, and with his approval, she was the first Dame des Sorcières. However, he grew jealous of her magic and tried to possess it. When he couldn’t, he had his soldiers march on Belterra and slaughter its people. Both Angelica and Constantin died by suicide, but the blood feud continued through the ages. To ensure the witches regain power, Morgane conceived Lou, knowing that if she ended Lou’s life she could also annihilate the king’s line.