The Crone (Pustelnica)

I always knew she was there.

Every nightmare reminded me of her existence.

They said she stalks her prey in the woods

and things that happen in her lair should never ever come to pass.

I headed straight into her trap.

No one had ever seen her face.

The Crone.

What have you done?!?

You fool!

Where will you go?!?

What will you do?

- Fix this! - Too late!

What now?

Run!

Stay...

Don't be afraid...

We will help you.

Come...

No one will hurt you

ever again.

Come!

Bogna is dead.

She was found lifeless in the lake.

They said she acted strangely before her demise.

As if she wasn't really herself.

- Poor woman, and so young, too… - You never told me.

What happened back then in the woods.

I thought I would never see you again.

Keep going.

This is your home now.

Tidy up in here.

This is not my home.

Look around you...

Take it to your father!

Come...

People say an evil witch lives there.

If a girl should wander off into the woods alone,

she will fall into her trap.

The witch will take her to a dark, damp cave

where she hides the most vile things from the light of day.

She will trick her with promises of help and shelter

and when the girl drops her guard

the witch will destroy her world and makes her suffer.

My grandma

heard that story from a girl as pretty as an angel

who supposedly met the witch

and then lost her mind.

That's when I first heard of the Witch,

the wood

and that which nobody wanted to know.

Take it to your father.

He is not my father.

Hurry!

Run...

Run!

Run

beyond the hills, the forests, the rivers.

Run!

Run,

for once you are caught

it will devour you whole.

Leave it!

If you want to kill me, do it now.

I don't care.

I know why you are here.

- I don't wish to harm you. - Then what do you want?

Wait!