The Iron Witch offered Elara a choice: "Give me your heart, and I will destroy the Shadow that shames you. You will be perfect again, but you will feel nothing."
Once, in a kingdom where the sun never truly set, lived a weaver named Elara. She was known for her flawless white cloth, a symbol of her own relentless perfection. Elara never spoke a harsh word and never felt anger—or so she believed. Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales
Elara looked at the Iron Witch and saw the result of such a deal—a distorted, inhuman form, representing the that characterizes true evil. Realizing that her Shadow was not an enemy to be killed, but a part of herself to be understood, Elara refused. Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales by Marie-Louise von Franz The Iron Witch offered Elara a choice: "Give