The news that Wolfe intended to remain here indefinitely spread rapidly through the witches as they worked. Nia didn't see any reason to keep it a secret, and the Servant Bond made her want what would make Wolfe happy, so having company in the Den seemed like the best route to her.
The idea didn't meet any resistance at all from the other Witches. They weren't the pampered children of the upper nobility, and they were also the sort of people who would choose a shorter period risking their lives instead of two years of drudgery as government workers.
They were exactly the sort of witches who were perfect to settle a new village on the front lines, or in this case, inside the Wastes, and they were rapidly growing much more powerful than their peers back home.
