"I don't have anywhere else to send them," she replies just as sharply. It's defensive, she knows. She's well aware of how dangerous it is to use her family home. But the only other property she had was her flat, and that was even more dangerous.

If she was going to do this. Going to unite at least some of the witches into a coven. They'd need a safe place to meet, one that wasn't as obvious as Geap Manor. But acquiring property, especially if she wanted to make it hard to trace back to her, takes time. Right now, she doesn't have it.