One healer in particular impressed me. Her name was Sophie and she was a young witch with natural healing abilities. She absorbed the techniques faster than anyone else. "You have a gift," I told her after a particularly successful training session. "With more practice, you might be able to handle seventy percent of the cases that currently come to me." "Really? You think I could be that good?" Sophie's eyes were bright with hope. "I know you could. You have the talent and the dedication. Just keep practicing." Having Sophie and the other trained healers helped reduce my workload. I still saw the most complicated cases but now I had time to breathe between appointments. One month after opening, Theodore visited the healing center. He walked through the facility with an impressed expre

