Actually, I have no clue. The council didn't want to talk about anything creepy like it during our chats, and I never met the sea witch, so your guess is as good as mine.

Can't even be sure if the rituals will work. Not sure if the sacrifices are good enough to get Ryba to do anything.

I can say finding the little deer person that ran off during the council meeting like a possessed nutjob might help with answering some of this, though.

[ he's totally not passing any judgment, so stiles will get no suspicious behavior directed at him from Masamune, at least. ]