“Blackwood witchcraft is a braid of three parts,” he told her quietly. “The bones, the flesh, and the soul. Every witch uses all three, but we dedicate ourselves to just one. Those who bury their bones are witches of the past. Those who bury their souls are witches of the future. I buried my heart. That makes me a witch of the present, and in the present moment, there is no greater gift than joy.”
