Skip Chapter 3's Black Lion rescue from the Union Soldiers and Anna's whole questline closes quietly — no prompt, no warning, no Ribbon. That accessory carries +15% Magic Power and +40 Max MP, exactly the spread a staff-swinging Pieberry wants before the mid-game damage curve steepens. Miss the Chapter 4 camp visit and the window narrows fast.

Unlocking the WitchSpring R Anna Quest in Chapter 3

Reaching Chapter 3: The Girl of the Lion Plains is the gate. You must finish the chapter's mandatory story battle, where Pieberry rescues the Black Lion Mercenaries from Union Soldiers, because that fight flips the camp from hostile to safe.

After the battle, enter the now non-hostile mercenary camp southwest of Pieberry's house and speak to Anna near the tents; her gratitude dialogue arms the side-quest flag. Swing at a mercenary NPC before that conversation and the camp locks you out — leave the map and re-enter to reset their state. Version behavior differs too, so confirm a current build: PC reports v1.105 or higher, with later console and PC releases at v1.306.

Chapter 4 Request: Sparkling Petal Location and Delivery

Come back to the Black Lion camp in Chapter 4. Anna mentions feeling weak and missing the "scent of the plains" — treat that line as the actual quest prompt, not idle chatter.

Farm the Sparkling Petal at the eastern Lion Plains pond. The spawn only appears in daytime, so sleep at Pieberry's house or pitch a tent to roll the clock forward; guards shift between a Giant Frog and desert monsters depending on the hour. On Hard Mode, those guards run Level 35+, which means upgrading Pieberry's staff at least twice before you walk in.

Deliver the petal to Anna for a cutscene where Alfred acknowledges Pieberry's kindness. Clear this by the end of Chapter 5 — reaching the Chapter 7 final boss with Step 4 unfinished can relocate Anna or shut the window entirely.

Chapter 6 Final Gift: Anna's Ribbon and Quest Rewards

After Chapter 6 or the White Knight confrontation, revisit Anna at camp for her final friendship event. She hands over her most precious possession, and the numbers justify the detour.

If the event refuses to trigger, verify main-story progress first, then check the KIWIWALKS Official Website for patch notes or known flag fixes. No publicly verifiable data is available on any 2026 seasonal Anna quest — this remains base-game content, and no story DLC has altered the questline.

PC Version, DLC, and Price Check Before You Buy

Released on August 22, 2025, the free "The Follower's Fall" epilogue DLC is reachable through the Epilogue menu on the title screen after clearing the main story. WitchSpring R is a single-player RPG — no persistent server connection is required, though Steam Cloud handles save sync. That same date brought the Xbox version, joining PS5, Switch, and PC, and Steam Deck Verified status makes handheld play a strong pick for quest cleanup.

PC players weighing a purchase can run a PC game price tracker to line the $17.49 sale up against the $34.99 base price before the October 8, 2026 deadline — that figure matches the all-time historical low. Confirm the checkout total on the Steam page, since regional pricing shifts.

One last sequencing note: veterans finish Anna's Chapter 4 delivery, then verify platform and version status, before touching the epilogue flag.