In the snow-covered forest behind the cabin, Linus and Willow devised a cunning plan to trap the two men hunting them. Food was scarce, and their safety was tenuous at best. These hunters weren’t just after them—they wanted answers about Wisteria, a woman neither Linus nor Willow could afford to let slip through their grasp. They needed to survive, get answers, and send a message: they were not prey.
Willow rummaged through her collection of magical items and trinkets, admiring the craftsmanship. Most were commissioned during her travels and enchanted by a trusted witch on Riara Island. The enchantments ensured the items transformed seamlessly with her shapeshifting, appearing as natural extensions of whatever form she assumed. Among them was a ring of illusions, a silver anklet that muff
