Do witches exist?

Everything new is just well-forgotten old. So, what if in the future—say, in 100 or 200 years—we return to the roots of our existence? Our year 2428 could become like the year 1600. Then the rules would change, and old beliefs would hold sway once more. How unlucky it would be for witches, and for red-haired people in general. Let's imagine that this is exactly what happened. It is the year 2428, and everything is just like the Middle Ages: everything is ancient, and the laws are just as ancient. In the family of ordinary laborers, a girl is born with an incredible appearance. She is very beautiful, but there is one single problem—her hair is red. Her parents hid the girl, as her great-grandmother had been burned at the stake for her witch-like inclinations. They feared the same would happen to the girl; what if she inherited those abilities? Things couldn't get any worse. Enola—that's what they named the girl—spent all her time at home, venturing out only into the forest near their cottage. She gathered various flowers, berries, and fragrant plants. At home, she would lay them out to dry and then write about these plants in her diary. In early childhood, she learned why she wasn't allowed in town and why she was forbidden from socializing with others. At the age of 13, Enola's abilities awakened. She began to have visions, talk to animals, and her incantations could soothe pain anywhere. Because of this, she started keeping a diary where she recorded everything that happened. She hid the diary under the stove and, of course, told her parents nothing. And so, she lived her first 17 years. As I mentioned, she was of incredible beauty: red hair reaching her waist, glowing in the sun; green eyes reminiscent of forest grass; freckles dusting her entire face; and skin as white as porcelain. Her mother sewed her beautiful outfits—green and blue dresses that suited her perfectly.

So, on one of her carefree days, Enola decided to go into the forest to practice and gather some flowers and herbs, but something happened. Walking along a forest path, she spotted a guy in the distance: ruddy-cheeked, tall, strong, a brunette, and his eyes... beautiful blue eyes. Knowing the reaction to her appearance, she hid behind a tree, but he seemed to notice.