"I'll answer what brought you here for you, Ryan," the Grand Witch began before Ryan could answer her previous question.
Her voice was serene, yet commanding. "Fate brought you here. Do you believe in fate?"
Ryan shook his head. "I have free will, doesn't that—"
"But do you really?" the Witch Elders questioned in unison, their voices echoing eerily, resonating both around him and within his mind.
Ryan felt like he was in the presence of beings who had seen and understood far more than he ever could. The Hall of the Grand Witch was filled with mystical artifacts and arcane symbols, with mana so thick it was almost suffocating.
But aside from his surroundings, her question echoed within his mind.
So far, everything since following the Ethereal Sparks into that alleyway, to encountering Elora, the Warlock, Wayne, and Zoe, seemed too coincidental. He had even completed one of Odus's Legendary Trials and now found himself amidst witches.
