Chapter 85

It was a fine morning. Waai knew there was something in the air. He was feeling a bit weak as he limped his way through the tunnels of his sanctuary. When he reached his destination at the fork in the tunnels, he pulled the fire lantern burning in the middle to reveal a hidden third passage into a dark tunnel, infested with photophobic weeds and webs.

The old witch worked in the corner surrounded by strange odors and materials. The cave walls had drapes all around, swallowing the place in a strange atmosphere. She didn’t acknowledge him as Waai entered her workspace but coughed rather loudly when he tried to curiously pick a random skull from one of the dirty shelves.

After a minute she turned to face him as he smiled sheepishly at her, “Just came to get my glittery potion, you know it’s that time of the month, Mage Ved’ma.”

The old witch rolled her eyes and without a word entered an adjacent tunnel that led to multiple cavelets filled with so many weird things, an