He shook his head. "It is one thing for a Black Widow to step that often over the boundary between sanity and the Twisted Kingdom. They're trained for it, and even then too many good witches are lost. If you are telling me that this has happened before then doing what er can to strengthen your chalice has to come before any other concerns."

"Mother Night," he muttered, "I wish Jaenelle could see to you. She's the best person in the history of the Blood at helping people with this sort of thing."