Nova hates witches and I mean really despises them. She has ever since her dad was turned into a rat by one when she was ten. It was just her and her dad back then. they tried living normal lives until her dad was eaten by a hawk. So now she hates witches (and hawks)
Nova is now 23 years old and runs the old farm her dad used to own. She wears her jet black hair in a bun at the back of her head so it doesn't get in her way while she works. She's been living by herself for 13 years and has made a good life for herself selling extra wheat at the nearby town.
The journey to town is a long and perilous path through a dark and dangerous forest one filled with bandits, theives and wild animals. She usually is fine. This time on her trip although...