"I don't normally use all that much. I mean, I speak t'the clay and glazes as I'm workin, but that's not s'much magic as it is suggestion and guidance t'what's already there. If I need t'move earth, air, or water, I can do it on m'own, but it's better, stronger, if I'm connected t'the earth itself."

She couldn't help wondering if that had anything to do with waking in the forest, but the thought was there and gone in a flash before she set down the cakes and jam. "Come on then. Eat up while the tea readies."