Episode 121 - Judge, Jury, Executioner

## Synopsis

As Laud the Gray Slaad jumped forward, the Devil Witch Ferdinand rolled backwards, pulling a bath bomb out of her robes. She looked at SWIM and said “Thanks for getting me this far, don’t hold it against me” before throwing the bomb which exploded in a pink cloud. Serinepth Sinderman and Winsler Wallaby saw a pink humanoid jump out of Ferdinand’s Ava Redding skin. Mira Marchand was put in Laud’s skin, Serinepth in Ava’s skin, Ferdinand in Mira’s skin, and Laud in Serinepth’s skin.

Ferdinand turned and ran towards the archway, resisting Serinepth’s levitation spell, prompting her to give chase. The Ivory-Masked Woman asked if she could kill Ferdinand, and Mira urged her to try not to kill anyone. The IMW then shot Ferdinand in the leg with a bolt from her enormous crossbow. Mira then cast the Suggestion spell on Ferdinand, telling her to give her skin back. Ferdinand refused, hurt that SWIM were going to let her die. Winsler teleported between Ferdinand and the door, blocking her exit. Integrity Idleberry lassoed Ferdinand’s torso, making two bath bombs fall out. Laud summoned his greatsword, narrowly missing Ferdinand. Seltie, meanwhile, drank her tea, unbothered.

Ferdinand struggled against Integrity’s magic rope, reminding her that she promised not to stop her escape, which Integrity denied. Serinepth grabbed Ferdinand and jumped on the table, urging everyone to “be cool” and take it outside. Mira leaned in close to Ferdinand, saying they would deal with this now so she (Ferdinand) could have time to get closure and make peace with death. Ferdinand cried bitter tears, resigned to her fate. She pulled her Mira skin suit off, and gave it to its owner. Both Mira and Serinepth had scars around their necks when they got their skin back on.

While Integrity, Mira, the crying Ferdinand and Laud took the elevator down, Seltie kept happily drinking her tea, whereas the IMW was standing perfectly still. Winsler sat with Seltie, drinking bitter tea, eating dry scones. Seltie pulled a tiny vial from around her neck, giving it to Winsler. She explained that it was a permanent polymorph potion she had been intending to use to turn Ferdinand into a toad so she could torture her and extract her magic before killing her. The IMW, meanwhile, had been turned into bark, unable to move. Seltie approved, hoping she would stay like that forever.

Ferdinand’s execution troop exited into the clearing which was covered in a layer of snow three to four feet deep. Mira, holding her hand, asked Ferdinand what she needed, but Ferdinand could only ask for a way out.

Laud spent some time grandstanding, savoring the moment, before reminding Mira to give him all the resources he had been promised. Mira told him to come to the Wildcliff sewers next Sunday, whereupon Laud beheaded Ferdinand with one stroke. Mira tried to cast Revivify on Ferdinand, but was only able to bring her head back, causing the witch to desperately grasp for air before dying again.

Serinepth apologized to the tree, saying that they had tried their best, that she was sorry, and that everyone would finally leave. Seltie offered SWIM a ride back to Wildcliff, seeing as they had held up their end of the bargain. The students board her hut which submerges, and reappears in a pool beneath Wildcliff.