Changeling. Folktales, #4

Death to the one that enters the cauldron, the fae said. Death to the one that destroys the cauldron, the fae said. Death to the one that abandons the cauldron, the fae said. Sometimes, cauldrons are meant to be broken, and sometimes, fear is the only thing stopping me from living. This story has some mature subject matter. Approximately 2500 words.