#witch

[Kirkena]

W-what's this?

Why is it that

you have one of

my lost spell books?

Oh. That bastard must have

stolen my spell books and got cursed when he cast the spells without my permission. Still, it's a relief to have my spells back.

So mortal...

You must be here for

some reason. Speak

your mind.

Understood.

Let me send

you back to the

realm of the living

where you belong...

There's a living child?

Here in Niflheim? That's

most peculiar. Well, let me

give you this. It will send

a living human back to one

of the towns in your realm.

A mortal? What are you doing

here? I'm not sure how more

of you are able to get here,

or your reasons for coming,

but this place is dangerous

for the living.

I'm sending you back

to the realm of the living.

If you can help it, you should

probably avoid coming back

to Niflheim...

You lost the wing?

Here, let me give you

my last one. Now, hurry

up and save that lost child!

I just gave you

that wing, right?

Hurry and save that

poor child stuck in

Niflheim!

Hmm...

If you don't have

anything important to

accomplish in Niflheim,

you should probably return

to the realm of the living...

So did you already

use the wing to save

that poor, lost child?

What...?!

It didn't work?

That's impossible!

Wait, give me a moment to

think. What could be wrong?

Alright.

Now I understand

why the wing didn't

work for that poor girl...

She's so young that

she doesn't even know

that she's dead. It's tragic,

but there's no way for her

to get out of here...

When people don't fully

know the situation that

they're in, they become more

willing to take their chances.

As I expected,

there is something behind

all of this. Now, you may

know where you are, but

do you understand why

the dead are here?

This realm is a place

for warriors that have failed

to prove their courage. Keep in

mind that it's not too late for

you to join their ranks.

The realm of Niflheim

is ruled by the Queen of the

Dead. Sometimes she appears

in her shining armor and makes the rounds. Everyone who sees her is stunned by the image of authority.

Now...

What I need you to do is

ask the Queen of the Dead

for the Symbol of Nine Realms.

The symbol acts as

a voucher of the queen's

authority and represents her

undeniable right to rule over

the dead. But right now, I can't

explain why I need it.

I'll tell you why I need

it once you bring me the

queen's symbol. Now, please

keep this secret and tell no one that I asked you to bring the symbol to me.

Taking the symbol

by force is out of the

question. Not even the gods

would consider battling the

Queen of the Dead.

You will need to

earn the queen's favor

in order to even have

a chance of obtaining

the Symbol of Nine Realms.

Now, there is a rumor

that the Queen of the Dead

is searching for her lost mother, Angrboda. Now, if you could find where Angrboda has been

sealed away...

When you need to meet

me from now on, go ahead

and take the secret passage

through the right side of the

portrait on the second floor

of this castle,

If you use that piano

to find me, I'll probably

mistake you for one of the

humans that need guidance

out of Niflheim. So don't

forget to use that passage.

Did you need my help?

I know that I'm one of the few in Niflheim that are sympathetic with mortals, I've got a problem of my own that I need to deal with...

...

Hrrmmmpf...

Recently, I've found that

two of my spell books are

missing. They contain some

pretty potent spells that

could cause disaster in

incompetent hands...

I'm pretty sure they

were stolen, so if you'd

retrieve them for me from

the thief, I'd be truly grateful. Then, I'd have my hands free

to give the help you came for.

Oh, and next time you come

to see me, go ahead and use

the passage to the right of the portrait on the second floor

of the castle.

...Hm?

Is there

something that

you need to ask me?

When you need to

meet me from now on,

go ahead and take passage

portrait on the second

floor of this castle.