“You’ve been a caster your whole life, you’ve just known that’s what it was called for a short time. The fact that you’ve grown up the way that you have, dealing with everything you’ve had to deal with, puts you ahead of kids who grow up in this community, not behind them. I hope you know that, Vinna,” Lila tells me fiercely. “You’re not lacking in anything that matters, and that makes you an incredible caster worthy of incredible things in your life,” Birdie adds.

