Okay!
And yeah, Gawain won't be freaked out by them forever XD All he knows about witches at this point in the story is what others have told him. Basically, he thinks they're a bunch of lying murderers who get some sort of twisted pleasure out of torturing their victims. It's not a very pretty picture, so you can see why he's a little scared for his life ;p

After he gets to know them better he'll be much friendlier ^-^