The small man dangled above the cauldron, writhing in his bonds and crying out, “Please, you don’t have to do this! I-I don’t want to die!”
The witch slowly paced around him, a wicked grin spreading across her face. “Oh,” she replied sweetly, “but I do. What the Master wants,” she said as she reached up with a dagger in hand, “the Master gets.” In a single movement, she sliced the rope suspendin...