_Unknown's POV_
I arrived at the secluded cottage nestled deep within the woods, where the witch resided. As I stepped inside, the air was thick with the scent of herbs and incense. Before I could utter a word, the witch turned around, her eyes gleaming with malice.
"I've been expecting you," she said, her voice echoing through the small space. "I knew you would come here."
I reached up and pulled back the hood of my cloak, revealing my face. The dim light of the cottage cast eerie shadows across the room as I stood before her, no longer obscured by the anonymity of my disguise.
"Have you completed the task as I requested?"
The witch's lips curled into a sinister smile as she nodded. "You need not worry. I have strengthened the spell as you desired. Thalassa's wolf has been weakened a
