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When you were a kid, you lived with your grandmother in the small town of Silvertree, on the edge of a magical forest. Grandma is a witch, and she taught you how to use your magic to affect the natural world, too. “Magic is a part of you,” she always told you. “Learning how to use it means figuring out who you are.”

Now you’re 19 and on your own. After years of living in the forest while you perfected your witchcraft, you’ve returned to take care of your grandmother’s house and crow-familiar while she’s gone. Figuring out who you are feels more important than ever - not to mention, figuring out what Silvertree is. A lot is just as you remembered: the friendly generous next-door neighbors with a kid just your age, the proud town council, the quaint little shops with quirky punny names, the gentle shadowy forest full of magic.

Stone in the shoe

You swallow hard, but it doesn't help the lump growing in your throat. You just don't understand—what was the council thinking? Are they really so shortsighted that they can't see the damage this could cause?


You take a deep breath, reminding yourself to try to lose the tension from your body. This was definitely a shock, but you can take the time to think it over a little bit later. For now, it won't help you to hold it all inside.


But that doesn't mean you're not angry. It doesn't mean you're just going to let this go with nothing to say about it.


At last, Dina says with an air of finality:


"Thank you, everybody, once again. Full details of the development plans will be announced within the next few days; until then, if you have any questions, we are here, as ever, to answer them. As of now, this meeting is adjourned—but today is only the beginning of this new chapter. For everything that might change in the future, we will do our best to make sure nobody is unprepared for it."


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