Phoenix||
The ancient witch’s dwelling was surprisingly serene, a stark contrast to the chaos that had led us here.
For the hours they gave us to rest, nothing out of the ordinary happened. I was slowly starting to think that Marius was just being paranoid. Maybe he had met the witch when she carried a different face and the change was what made him uneasy...
But as night flooded the place, Marius’s eyes darted around the room before he spoke.
“We need to leave, now. These people... that woman... We need to leave before she returns for you.”
“Why? How can you be so sure?” I asked. “She seems… well, kind of normal for an ancient witch.”
“I’ve met the real ancient witch,” Marius replied, his voice a harsh whisper. “She was the one who gave me the power to bypass the magical barrier at
