There wasn't any rain or lighting. There was no noise at all, which only added to the true eeriness of the scene before the boy. Nothing like the dead silence of winter. The willow was still, not even the extra weight of what was covered up in icicles. What was hidden in the icicles?

Maybe the boy had taken one step too close toward the willow. Whatever had caused the tree to wake from its slumber, it defintely had angered the willow

The still of the winter’s night was filled with icicles falling here and there and branches rustling about. A branch aimed itself at the boy like a whip, flinging bits of icicle and an entire vial at the boy. Better think fast!

Craccccccccccck!

The vial landed with a CLINK right inside a cauldron that appeared in front of you. A note lay in the cauldron. It read:

"Well, this isn't a hat. Get on with it! Make your way to the passage beneath the tree."

How to get the potions you need from the branches? Workstation? Yep you got just off to the side, safely away from the willows branches for now. Better get to work on that potion.


OOC: It is up to you to decide what ingredients to collect and what potion to brew.