Witch of The Burning Mountain

t and approached the drunk man ne

nk man stammered incoherently. "What brings a no

e sober commented, "Must be someone from the capital of th

for the Village Chief! Tell

his stay. "I want to ask what happened to that mountain." He poi

t! We burned it didn't we?" said anoth

by throwin

eroes! We kill

med, "You burned a w

in truly kill a real witch? Absurd! Only weak humans would die from such a nonsense thing. Any creature capable of wielding magic would have found a way t

? Could it be that he found her half-dead body on that mountain? Oh, so we came here to investigate what happened to her! Sire, you s

ovided by the royal family the reward we got from helping? After the fire burned everythi

didn't find

remains of that taboo because we have

itch or that human girl Sire brought wit

a basic understanding of humans. 'They do not know that witches are born, not made. Witches are a race, the same w

villagers. "Have you personally seen

replied. "I would be dead

s approached. "They say her appearance is so shocking

able personified!" one man replied, and then they continue

at perhaps it would be smarter to ask the women

Does she have a name? Perhaps, are the

ing to this side of the village was bette

drank too much, I died and have ascended to heave

r as well. "I ascended

t those eyes, that hair...He loo

perfect, n

is truly

ted out. "Oh, maybe it's because I drank so muc

e found those women coming closer to hi

ack to his master in a hurry. He didn't wish to stay among

ear a retelling of the elf's experience as h

nswer us. From what I heard though, I think the human

to find an old woman with a hunched back approaching them, walking with the su

They all are celebrating the

whose face was covered with wrinkles, her fil

Lady, what do your words mean? Which

are foreigners from

d, we are. We are me

r a princess for generations. But one fine day the oracle predicted that the King would be blessed with a daughter. The King and the entire royal family rejoiced, only

?" Erlos asked.

h a light nod. "The Princ

is indifferent voice as if he felt no sympathy for an

n regal clothes. "My lord, I believe what is supposed to happen, is mean

ially upon hearing his master's mysterious remark. When neither of the

id as she turned to leave, not asking about the real identities of