"Oh, my dearest boy. If all goes well and you are what I need you to be, then you'll help me set up everything in the basement. We'll draw the circles together, you and I. Mother and boy. There is power in that." More than she would have expected. She never wanted to have any kind of attachment to a child, but now that there was some, it would be a shame if she didn't make use of it.

"I've brought some teabags from Scotland, don't you fret." She waved his concerns off. "Now, I've made sure to have some books of interest on the shelves in your room. Make sure to read them thoroughly, won't you? Be a good boy for your mommy."