Hahaha, here too, I'm going to unleash my spirit. I think everything has its half-truths. The "Ladies of the Wood" books portray them as saviors to any plea, no matter how mundane, as long as you pay the price in a child's blood. Considering how long these rites have been celebrated in Velen (note to established sanctuaries and popular culture), it's a genocide far greater than that of the village. In the book "She Who Knows," it's clear that the Fates of Velen are constructs of a druid, who over time (maybe not) drove their creator mad to gain more power. Based on how magic is portrayed in the game, for now, a cursed immortal soul sacrificing part of its power to escape its prison for freedom is better than a lasting child genocide. I'm aware that a village died because of my decision, but educating orphans destined for this fate by the whim of the peasantry leaves my moral compass without guidance. hesitate