"What is this 'Second Judgement Day' supposed to be?" Brand felt that if he kept talking to these muttering witches, he was going to go half mad sooner or later. But if Barbara was really as she claimed, then the witches were actually quite a decent source of help for him.
Witches and Prophets were the first Mortals in this World to grasp Magic Power. In Ancient Times, Wizards realized Mortal Magic by developing the power hidden in script and speech; their Strength in truth originated from the Twelve Moons above the sky, reflections cast by Dark Magic Power. Thus, in the Mortal World, walking upon the Earth, there were likewise twelve different branches of witches. Roman's aunt, for example, was an Eternal Witch whose natal constellation was the Magic Moon in the Star Zone of Lyra. And in the Witch Country Bunoson, the strongest branch by far was the Winter Witch of the Witch King's Throne.
