[h3]The Hunter's Dream[/h3]
Upon hearing Ophelia's answer to the question the doll had conveyed for them, the Shopkeeper turned their head right, then left, then abruptly dropped to their right knee and bowed their head to her deeply. Beside them the doll looked at the caretaker of the dream, took a step back and let out a small gasp of surprise before turning to Ophelia again.
Yet she hesitated, glancing at the Shopkeeper – who remained kneeling – and asked: “Are you certain, good Hunter?”
The figure nodded their head affirmatively without looking up.
The doll's eyes refocused on Ophelia. “Good Hunter, the Shopkeeper would like to offer their condolences and their apologies. These tools are indeed the very ones that once belonged to the witches. Five years ago, the Shopkeeper brought the tools here... after killing the witches.” The doll shuffled uncomfortably in place for a second before continuing: “If you wish it, the Shopkeeper offers you their head. It is not much as the Shopkeeper is bound to the Dream as you are and cannot be so easily killed, but they want to minimize the animosity you feel toward them.”