The Footsteps That Stalk the Witches

The Footsteps That Stalk the Witches is the title of episode seven of the Somali and the Forest Spirit anime.

Overview
After finishing their desert crossing, Golem and Somali head to the witches' village. After learning of a book about humans called "The Story of Haraiso" in the witches' library, they work with the librarian, Hazel, to find the book.

Characters

 * Somali
 * Golem
 * Uzoi
 * Haitora
 * Hazel
 * Praline

Summary
Golem begins to feel guilty regarding his soon-to-be broken promise to stay with Somali after seeing Haitora promise to live with Uzoi. He reveals to Haitora about his upcoming demise, and hears about a village west of the desert where any sort of information can be found. The next day, the group reaches the end of the desert, so Haitora and Uzoi split off on their journey while Golem and Somali head for the rumored village.

After some adventurous traveling, they arrive at a magical village run by friendly witches. They find the library to conduct their research on humans, and with the aid of sister witches Hazel and Praline, find a book regarding humans called The Chronicles of Haraiso, though Somali is suddenly attacked by book-eating monsters called Pescafish. After dealing with them, a massive Pescafish appears and targets the Chronicles. She tries to escape with it, but the attempt is in vain as it is destroyed by the monster, who subsequently turns its attention to Somali herself. Golem intervenes and stops the beast, but loses much of his armored shell. Somali tearfully apologizes for Golem being injured and for losing the book, but he reassures her that her safety is priority. The witches check to see if someone had previously read the Chronicles, discovering that the sole person who did was Isolde Nebsolv, the head librarian of the library over 300 years prior.