#adows1e1

"Once the world was full of wonders but it belongs to humans now. We creatures have all but disappeared demons, vampires and witches... hiding in plain sight fearful of discovery ill at ease, even with each other. But, as my father used to say in every ending... there is a new beginning."

First meeting. While the witches of Oxford celebrate Mabon, Matthew Clairmont tracks down Diana in the Bodleian library and introduces himself. He then, unseen, follows her home and gains access her room through a window. He’s looking for Asmole 782, but can’t find it. Instead he watches a sleeping Diana glowing as she’s expelling magic in her sleep.

Diana’s day starts with her waking up from a nightmare about drowning followed by being sick from an overload of adrenaline. Despite the weather, she needs to move and goes for a row followed by a walk. And that’s how Matthew finds Diana, walking around with her eyes closed in the fog. He decides to “rescue” her by offering to drive her home. On the way, he invites Diana for breakfast and she agrees. They talk and eat, well, Diana does. 

Diana Bishop calls up Ashmole 782, examines it and returns it to the stacks despite sensing its magic.

The library is still full of creatures and Diana asks them to step away as ordinary people are bound to notice. The first one she approaches introduces himself as Peter Knox and wants to make a deal but Diana is not interested in what he has to say.

Diana finally returns the call to her aunts back in Madison. Sarah is concerned about the company Diana is keeping and how she acted with Ashmole 782.

Diana goes home and does some online research on Matthew. There’s nothing on the man, but quite a lot about his work, including research papers in no less than 4 seemingly unconnected areas. Diana’s sure they are connected somehow, but not sure how... yet.

Diana is then invited to drinks with the warden and feels she can’t decline the invite. When she gets there, Knox is waiting for her. With a bit of magic, he manages to get her alone and starts to talk about why the witches need to be the ones getting hold of Ashmole, belittling the fact that she managed to call it up as being “a fluke”. Diana excuses herself and leaves as soon as the warden returns.