... Go visit the village witch! Alice had been asking again and again for Celandine to go visit the witch's hut, perched on the cliff overlooking the village.
Villagers of Wayover sometimes made the difficult treck to the witch's hut to ask for magical boons. The requests would range wildly in scope and complexity, from a simple blessing of a garden's crop or curing a husband's limp manhood, to complex demands like embodying the ghost of a deceased loved one so they can spend one more night with them, or cursing the greedy merchant that visited last month to spill his seed helplessly everytime he lied...
Of course, the witch didn't accept all requests. Those she found in bad taste or boring were rarely considered at all. For all others, she demanded payment for her miracles, typically consisting of rare stones, dried herbs and other odds and ends.
For weeks, Celandine and Alice had gathered these rare ingredients from the surrounding woods and hills, hoping they'd be enough for the Witch of Wayover.
Gathering the offerings, Celandine stepped out, ready to go to the witch's hut and demand that...