A deal with witches (1)

A walk through the forest was accompanied by soft jingling from the bells that witches had around their ankles.

The witches were observing newcomers and spoke in whispers.

Talia was looking around while trying to figure out where they were going. There were no houses or anything that could be called a dwelling.

They stopped at the bottom of a precipice whose top disappeared into the darkness.

"This way…", Cornelia called, and she stepped straight into a rock that shimmered as Cornelia's form disappeared.

Talia reluctantly extended her hand to see her fingers sinking into a rock like it was not there. It was an illusion. She wondered if her senses would be fooled by this, but she didn't have time to stop and focus.

Talia was first to get in, with Alex behind her and Cassandra trailing behind.