While i was following a road towards the nearest village searching my next pay, i came across a board with a bounty for a....witch? I was certain a dumbass kid wrote that as a joke but.... the reward was high and my coin bag empty... so i took the contact and met the client.


A father who has witness a strange female extracting blood of a dead child she dug out of its grave. He followed her to a rough looking ''house'' in the woods, where he witnessed her draw a circle with strange symbols and chanted an incantation. He then ran back to the village and tried to bring people to witness this act but none believed him. He then ranted on how it was unacceptable to dig graves and desecrating dead relatives of this village.


I tried to not laugh in his face for believing in something as dumb as witches, though i was more than intrigued about this mysterious grave robber, could be a cult member or a psychopath. The father led me to where the witch resided and i told him to go back home , i would handle it and it might turn ugly. In reality i just hate when people are staring at me while im doing my job.



I held my sword as i approach the door, as i was about to knock the door suddenly opened, a rough looking nevrean female stared at me, she looked miserable. She told me she was expecting me, she had a vision while speaking with spirits? Said i would come and enjoy a cup of tea. I tried to say no but ... i don,t know why, i just felt like a horrible person for declining her offer.



I played along and said i did indeed came for her, but it was more complicated than that. As i entered her ''lair'' there was a single chair set at the table with a rough looking cup filled with tea. She apologized saying she lives alone so she owns but one chair, one cup and one of other things that would be plenty for guest or family. I sat down and pull my sword away since she looked harmless, when i looked at the tea i was cautious and asked if she could sip it first , in case it was poisoned. She seemed hurt by that comment .


''??'' You....you hurt me wanderer, i would never poison anyone.... especially the only person in years who even dared approach my home. They all stare from far away, call me offensive term....


''Shizame'' S-Sorry i did not mean to offend, it's just, you see i am seen as a freak because of my eyes, and the number of people who would want me dead makes me paranoid . To the point that a simple cup of tea makes me highly suspicious of ill intent.


''??'' Wikla


''Shizame'' huh?


''??'' my name is Wikla, what's yours?


''Shizame'' it's Shizame... listen this might sound stupid but, i came here because of a worried father, said he witnessed you take blood from a child corpse , and made a circle ... then said you were a witch.


"wikla" o-oh that.. It was written in one of my book, said if you used specific ingredient, including the blood if a deceased child, you could conjure a spirit that would ward your home from monsters. It needs to be redone each year as the spirit force depletes.


''Shizame'' Were you ever attacked by monsters before that?


''Wikla'' n-no... but it never happened after i did it so it's a good sign no?


''Shizame'' i see, so you are one of those people using a board to speak with the dead?


''Wikla'' don't be silly! Spirits would never communicate with you with a silly plank of wood, this is just a mockery of real rituals. Someone making money out of a serious matter, people pretending to speak with the dead as a joke... it offend me greatly.


''Shizame'' I suppose so? Well thank you for the tea it was good but i have to go, the father won't like it but i can't murder you , even if the money is great it just.... feels wrong.


''Wikla'' oh............ so you.... you were not really here to enjoy tea '' sniffle'' silly Wikla... thinking someone would come visiting her..... Well good travels for you......



''Shizame'' ....... ''sigh'' Im sorry look its just.... would it cheer you up if i came back after that? I'll have no coins anyway so might as well be your first guess , for a dinner perhaps? I'm hungry anyway.


''Wikla'' YO-YOU MEAN IT!! YES!! I...I'll find something to cook! This is the best!!




She's a odd one, but she seems nice enough, a depressive soul who had for company only herself for who knows how many years... I can relate to the sentiment. Hopefully i don't regret my choice in the long run.

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