Before he could knock, the door opened on its own. Wolf jumped backwards in surprise and slowly walked in, on his guard immediately. He looked around, his eyes quickly adjusting to the darkness.

Inside the cottage was an old woman. She huddled over something on a table and didn’t even look up when Wolf entered.

“What do you have that could be worth such a spell?” she asked, still not looking at him.

Wolf jumped again.

“I…What do you want?” Wolf asked, not knowing what he could offer.

“You are a wolf. What is worth this spell? Or do you realize what it will mean?” she asked.

“What do you mean do I realize what it will mean? I want to stop being affected by the full moon. So my scrumptious Virginia won’t have to worry about herself or me three days every month,” Wolf said.

The woman said nothing, but finally looked up at Wolf. Her gaze sent a shiver up and down his spine.

“Bring me a golden rose from the bushes of Gretel. That is the fee for this spell,” the old woman said.

“But the bushes of Gretel are…” Wolf began.

“That is the fee,“ the woman interrupted. “Choose now.”

To rid himself of his lunar cycle forever, Wolf promises to bring a golden rose from Queen Gretel's magic bush to an evil witch without thinking of what the other consequences will be.