"A witch?" The expression on her face is skeptical, all raised eyebrows and side glances. "I seem to remember you not bein' a fan of witches or thinkin' they were any fans of us."

And now, apparently, one would save everything back home. It sounds less like a fairy tale to her than just plain fanciful thinking.

"Like I said, I can ask 'round and tell ya if I hear somthin' like it."