This section opens with the eerie case of Urbain Grandier, a priest accused of witchcraft amid political conspiracies and mass hysteria. Dumas builds suspense through chilling accounts of possession and exorcism. Grandier’s trial becomes a theater of fanaticism where truth is irrelevant. Following this, “Nisida” delivers a dark romance woven with mystery and violence. This part plays with the boundary between superstition and manipulation. Dumas excels at showing how fear and desire are exploited by those in control. Every page feels like walking through shadows lit by candlelight. Tragedy and spectacle unfold side by side.
