How does one raise a child whose first rune appeared as their milk teeth began to fall? Perhaps a sterner hand or straighter answers would have made his sorcerous adolescence less maddening. But then again, how could the Geddmores have known what it felt like for Shaun to push an unfriendly breeze away from himself as easily as shutting a door? Sweet, serene Opesa did her best to guide her son toward an understanding that magic is a conversation with the world, just as growing up is a conversation with oneself.
