This is such a bittersweet tale, returning home, and everything looking the same, yet it is not, for the world has changed. The sadness is mixed with the joy of homecoming, of finding beloved Wolf waiting, and of walking through the forest with a sense of appreciation, enjoying the sights and smells. There is often so much memory contained in a smell, it really carries the emotion. The line about her being glad she is a witch, for the first time in ages brings this story to a more personal level. It has a sense of self acceptance, the character here also feels a bit like an embodiment of nature, hounded and hunted by mankind, finally able to look forward to a life without that. The way you end this, tying the happiness of the witch, wolf and the forest, against the loss of humanity, really brings a sense of peace to this. Beautiful <3