You step into the parlor. While the outside of the treehouse looked rough and dark, the inside is actually nicely-appointed with hanging fabrics, couches, pillows, and lit with sweet-smelling candles. The windows are shuttered and covered with blackout curtains. The second Assistant follows you in and shuts the door, barring it from the inside with a stout wooden beam.
The Witch and her Assistants check a few secret peepholes to make sure the coast is clear outside, then visibly relax. The Assistants unwrap their scarf-masks, revealing the faces of young women. Both are very pale, one with straw-yellow hair and the other with coppery hair and freckles, both cut short. The Witch takes off her goblin costume and stands up, turns out to be a middle-aged woman with dusky olive skin and dark brown hair. She smiles broadly and motions for you to sit on one of the couches.
"We're so happy to finally meet another human!" the other two settle down in one couch, the Witch in a second, opposite you across a low wood table. "Where were you born? Are there others?"
The Witch stops herself. "No, no. Introductions first. This is Claire" she opens her hand to the blonde, who nods, "and she is Charlotte" shifting to the redhead. "And I'm Pearl."
Your head is kind of spinning. This is a bit much all at once.
Equipment
Clothes: Fur Cloak, Belt with Dagger Sheath
Armor: None
In Hand: Dagger
Satchel [10/10] Big Heavy Book [Locked] (10 ENC)
Bottle
Floppy Boot
Rocks x3
Black's Magical Reference (5 ENC)
Sharp Stick
Torch
Lame Torch
Sausages x2 (1 ENC)
Bread Loaf
Jug (2 pints hard cider)
Small Items (No Weight)
Compass
Pocketknife
Engraved Lighter
Pack of Cards
Ceramic Ocarina
Handful of Bugs
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