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I was going to be surprised at her building a house solo, but when I realized that she'd used magic to put it up, that made it more workable in my mind. I like that she's been slowly building up her own stash of everything, including magic, rather than relying on anyone else for what she wanted to accumulate. Then again, her mother sounds like someone who does not respect boundaries, which is likely what led to the whole setup in the first place.

I'll be interested to see how Withemistress Penden managed her trip. Walking three quarters of a day in spring is likely at least 18 miles — 30 kilometers — and further if you go by all available daylight in a part of the world that doesn't have a drastic change of day length. It sounds like Withemistress Penden managed it in far less time.

I'm also curious how Withemistress Penden determined that Liavan was a neighbor at that kind of distance. Though if someone capable, or trained, can sense magic in use at that sort of distance, I can see wanting to go visit and find out what it was.

I see a bit of Granny Weatherwax in Withemistress Penden from her claim of being the most dangerous thing on the road.

I'm intrigued by the magic storage in a crystal. That implies that other people's magic can be stolen if a thief can find the storage object. And Withemistress Penden can use her stored magic at distance — or did she carry it with her? — Liavan couldn't use hers if her mother had it on a visible shelf as an ornament. Hrm. That would seem to imply that they have to have it with them.

I like that magic users are well-enough understood, and sufficiently common, that there's a licensure process involved.

I see eight more of these at the moment. Looking forward to reading!