When the degree of hazard had grown too much, the good people of the town had tried to outlaw the group. But the haven claimed religious freedom and won. Those families that had opposed the haven were haunted for years. Was it the legal victory had only heightened the power of the witches? Thank God that people didn' t usually go missing. But townsfolk suspected that missing persons' reports from nearby towns were related to this. It was the most hectic time of the year and there was no possibility of healing. The only good news was a new trend among witches to heal the sick. The sacrifice of herbivorous animals was supposed to be part of their ritual. Every home therefore put harmless animals on their doorstep hoping that their home would be spared from the chaos. But most just prayed that Halloween would be over as quickly as possible.