Chapter 14

My only witch skills at this point are decent eyesight and the patience to search on a grid system. I’ve divided the woods and the foothills into parcels, and I search them methodically, one by one. Once I clear a section, I mark it off. Cassie has no idea. She thinks I’ve got a knack for finding herbs and mushrooms.

I’m just an ordinary female with a map, a ruler, and a grease pencil.

Today, I’m foraging in quadrant G16. There’s not much of interest there. A willow split in half by lightning. A blackberry thicket. That’s all. Before I head out, I stop by the shack.

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