Talk:The Whispering Hillock/@comment-2604:6000:1405:5ED:E106:8816:3ABD:FD9-20180909210710

The question isn't what's the best choice, it's what Geralt would do in this situation. The tree openly admits that it kills people without regard for who or why. That means that after it deals with the crones - IF it deals with the crones - you'll have an even more powerful enemy to fight.

Why would Geralt ever do that? He's a witcher, and even though he does protect the good monsters, a monster that openly and without regret kills people is not a good monster.

In other words, there's no logical situation where he would release a monster on the vague promise that it would rescue some children. Kill it first, then kill the crones later.

Easy decision.