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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

"I don't want to rush you, Huknock," you hear your grandma say, with a note of apprehension in her voice that seems to somewhat contradict her words. "But the sooner we finish this, the sooner we can go home and forget this ever happened. I know all of this is quite overwhelming, and the last thing I want to do is put a weight on your shoulders. If you have any doubts—any uncertainties or any questions—please, just tell me, and we can work them out together. And if you've decided that you want nothing to do with any of this…then that's okay. Just say, please, what you'd like to do."


From the intensity of her gaze, you guess that she must have picked up on some of what was going through your head—or at least some of your conflicted feelings. The truth is, you can't be sure what it is you want to do. You're not sure if you know all the facts, or all of the risks. Whichever way you think about it, jumping ahead with this plan feels incredibly sudden. Maybe you should straighten out your thoughts a little—reassure yourself that you know what you're getting into—before you go any further.


With a deep breath, you decide that before you go ahead with this plan:


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