The Sentinels the one that fathers the witch

"taltos, also called lasher." the words rose unbidden from his throat; the man paused only a moment with wonderment at himself, that he should talk to birds and beasts of the field. however, the very presence of the owl here intrigued the man. and yet a sense of danger rose in him -- the little witches were still small enough to be carried away by a beast such as this.

and yet the avian had called deirdre witch, as did lasher himself, though the druid did not know this -- he cupped his ears forward. "she spoke to you."