Although the Witch's task list contains a myriad of oddities, it's worth noting that even using Time and Fate's powers to peep into the future, one cannot see all the events destined to occur at once. Hence, most task descriptions on the list are rather vague; to complete them, one must first decipher what the tasks actually entail.
Shard had already decided what he wanted to do while having breakfast at home this morning. Simple tasks should be left to the Witch's followers, while the most challenging ones might require the Grand Witches to personally intervene.
Shard focused on a task dealing with unknown materials, a task referred to as "Calm Ascetic."
