That surprises him. Part of him idly wonders if it could be a ruse, but then it does explain why she was so confident about this entire venture.

"Not that I know of. Any poisonous or demonic women throughout history were usually one of ours. Rumours of their powers were usually exaggerated or plain made up." A smile slips around the corner of his mouth. "In some cases, we were the ones who created the stories. Put out the rumour that garlic wards off vampires so some poor fool will use that against you instead of something that actually works."

"It sounds very... I don't know. Poetic." He looks at her askance. "Are all witches in your world part of that Sisterhood?"