"I am not certain it is a monster in the sense a witcher might describe it," she cautions. "But I will also admit that my knowledge of such things is limited, as you are the first that I have met."

She has not missed the shifts in his expression, although the reason for them remains to be confirmed.

"There is a place that might be described as haunted, or perhaps cursed. Spirits of the dead have emerged from it, as has at least one entity which appears inimical to the people who live nearby."