she does n't look away from the ocean . im also prepared to be content with doing that for as long as it takes for me to be in a position to find things . usually , a young witch has powers gradually until she is your age . i believe you 're getting as good as your mother was . '' but i needed to keep the only family i had left safe . her hands turned into tight fists around the knot of my shirt above her head . `` you 'd tell me if he had , right ? '' 