It’s here that you will have to make a decision that can potentially alter the course of one or more of your quests. You can either kill the Ghost of the Tree, or help her escape this natural prison. If you opt to rid the world of this spirit, than you will only have to deal with a relatively simple fight. Some Endrega Worker Spiders will appear and try to protect her, but they are extremely easy to kill. After they are dealt with, attack the branches guarding the Ghost of the Tree’s heart, then go nuts on the heart itself. After enough the damage, the spiders will appear again so just rinse and repeat. It is an easy fight, and it will allow you to rid the world of this potentially dangerous being once and for all.
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The alternative is to free the Ghost of the Tree. If you choose this route, she will give you a list of things that you need to retrieve (some raven feathers, a black horse, and her remains). Everything is within close proximity to the cave, and she will even open up another path so you don’t have to confront the werewolf again (if you choose to run past it). Once you collect everything, return to the cave and prepare the ritual. You will be granted one more opportunity to make a decision. Geralt can either follow through in exchange for the Ghost in the Tree freeing the children you encountered earlier in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, or he can change his mind and decide to kill the spirit, which will lead to the fight mentioned above.
If you choose to follow through, Geralt will pierce the heart with his dagger, and lead the horse to drink the blood. This will allow the Spirit to move from the tree to the horse itself, becoming a new, powerful creature. She will keep her promise and make haste to free the children just as agreed. When you exit the cave, you will see the man you spoke to back at Downwarren. He will leave for a few minutes in order to collect your payment, which happens to be his left ear (ewww). Return this ear to the Ladies of the Wood and your quest is complete.
There you have it, the Whispering Hillock quest is now complete and you will have made a decision that will alter the course of many lives. If you want to see just what you have caused, you will have to continue the Bloody Baron’s questline.
Did you choose to slay the spirit, enemy of the Ladies of the Wood? Or did you perhaps free her from her torment in order to obtain an ally against a common enemy? Let us know in the comments.
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