Magic / witch hunting

Question 1

How does Walter describe his youth in the forest hunting fairy caps?

Answer 1

“I’ll not forget the dancing lights, the rippling and the merriment, the halos and melting trails that followed anything that moved … how darkly blue the moon became that night, and then how red …”

Question 2

What does Walter wish he had retained from his youth?

Answer 2

“I wish I’d had the courage since to try and find that moon again.”