When the witches were most of the way to the hill, they remembered that only one could bathe in the magic water. They knew it would be hard enough to get to the fountain in the first place, let alone pick whos going to bathe in the water.
Only one of us can bathe in the fountain!
Soon they see a huge white worm very close to them. They all scream for help as the Knight comes and tries to defeat the beast. He gets off his horse and tried to strike the beast with his sword. As soon as he strikes the beast his sword snaps in half. The witches tried to cast a spell but it did nothing to the beast. The worm would not them get past.
... Asha falls down the hull, rolling all the way to the summit. The two other witches went to assist her and carried her to the top, where she could then bathe in the waters. Her body was in agony and didn't want to be touched once they were at the top. Soon Altheda collected herbs and cured Asha. After all this, they decide to let Amata bathe so she could be cured.