There was no way some village witch could get past his defences.

He never did take to Willie being so sweet on the village witch's daughter.

How can a simple village witch like me become a queen?

After all, the old village witches were famed for their healing skills, using primitive methods.

There is a woman called Hel, a village witch.

He said he'd gotten it from a village witch, who'd put the virtue of healing in it.

As a small boy, Ged had overheard the village witch, his mother's sister, using various words of power to call goats.

By the age of twelve, Ged had learned all the village witch could teach him.

Before that it was the mumps, or maybe a cross-eyed look from the village witch.

She hasn't any more power than a village witch.