Mage A/N: Hello my allies in the fight against magic, I, Mage, present to you the next chapter in this most humble of guides. Whilst not as long as my dear Krip's chapter, I sincerely hope you enjoy it just as much.

I'd also like to thank the lovely readers to reviewed, put this on their favourite list and alerted. You guys rock. :D

And now I shall pass the metaphorical sparkly baton of writership to the talented, amazing, slightly barmy KRIPS.

Krip A/N: Hey, I'd just like to start by thanking LadyDunla and 37Guesses-1Truth for reviewing the last chapter! Your support means a lot to both of us so thank you! As the Mage said this fantastic chapter was written by her so I claim no credit for it other than the fact I corrected a few typos. I loved it and I hope you will too – the next chapter will be up as soon as I find the time to write it, but bare in mind I am working on two other fics so it may take a few days. :)

Warnings: Slight spoilers for S01EP03 S02EP07, S03EP02 and S03EP10

Proof

One of the most important things to remember is that sorcerers are prideful. It is one of their worst traits, the absolute worst being that they practice spells or enchantments; they will not admit they are wrong and enjoy bragging to the unfortunate victims, such as myself, of their evil. It is my belief that these vile beings get some kind of sick pleasure out of knowing that they were the one to cause such chaos.

It is because of this, we know that any evidence of witchcraft found on a person or in there home is undeniable proof that said person is an enchanter. No matter if the evidence, such as a magic bracelet that has seemingly no magical properties bar what a witch hunter who gets paid per capture tells you it has, is found on your most loyal, trustworthy friend. Do not soften your heart; allowing old ties to blind your judgement is how those who have been corrupted manage to escape and spread their evil to others.

The pride of the sorcerer is how you can be sure the accused is actually guilty. It is inconceivable to believe that a sorcerer would frame an innocent. It is practically unheard of, and thus not a technique any aspiring witch hunter needs to worry about.

I, myself, have seen how pride has led a sorcerer to come forth and admit his crimes, during an embarrassing incident involving my son falling in 'lust' with a poor, low ranking serving girl, who herself had been accused of witchcraft. Said serving girl was only let off as my loyal physician found a witch's mark on the tools of the enchantment, more proof of a sorcerer's pride. During the lust incident, an aged, obviously senile, twisted old man named Dragoon ... the great? ... Obviously named by equally deranged parents, stepped forth and claimed that the poultices found in the bed of my son was his doing, not the maids. I have no doubt in my mind that if the girl had not been accused then the old man would have never revealed himself and been caught by my son.

There is only one incidence I can think of where an innocent was framed. The mentally afflicted manservant of my son, Prince Arthur, was falsely accused of owning and studying from a book of sorcery. However as it was a magical creature, namely a goblin, that was possessing the accuser, the boy's guardian and my Loyal friend Gaius, instead of a sorcerer we can safely assume that this event is unique to Goblins and Sorcerers would never think to frame someone - and of course the fraudulent witch finder Aredian was no sorcerer, so it's perfectly logical for him to frame someone ... although I do wonder where that frog came from...