Chieftain Boppa
The child pointed to a booth selling greenery and odd-looking plants. As they got closer, they saw a sagged figure behind the counter. The wooden planks placed across the sand for people to walk on creaked under their feet, and the old lady gazed at them in wonder.
A thick scarlet scarf covered her head. Her enormous hooked nose curled down toward her lips. Tejeda took a step back. A terrible witch appeared poised to take him into her lair. He had seen many strange and frightening happenings and entities, but this one surpassed them all.
Rather than gazing down at the ground like the other people around did when they saw him, the old hag smirked at Tejeda's stunned expression. What the heck was this? Despite his best efforts to run, his feet would not move. Also, he had no idea where to go.