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Three centuries before a hundred magical misfits found sanctuary in Widdershin Hollow, a different kind of community thrived in the hidden valley. Where Old Nan whispered to herbs that glowed with healing light, where Valia's joy made invisible flowers bloom in impossible colors, where love itself lived in the very stones—until a concealment spell meant to protect them slowly, gently, stole away their memories of why protection was needed. But love this deep doesn't simply disappear. When village herbalist Rylla discovers an impossible settlement in the high mountains—cottages that breathe, gardens where plants lean forward like curious friends, streams that flow uphill—she sets in motion events that will reshape the magical world. As the Royal Guild of Magical Equilibrium investigates the anomaly that shouldn't exist, the empty valley begins to remember what it once held dear. Magic accumulates in the spaces between what was and what could be. Ancient enchantments gather strength from three centuries of longing. And in the roots of a great oak tree that has waited patiently through endless seasons, something wonderful prepares to wake. Widdershins Enchanted: The Origin Story reveals how an impossible village learned to love so deeply that even wild magic couldn't erase it—and how that love eventually called home a hundred magical refugees who desperately needed a place where their differences would be celebrated rather than hidden. Perfect for readers who love Patricia A. McKillip's lyrical fantasy and Juliet Marillier's emotionally rich world-building. A must-read prequel that illuminates the beloved Widdershins Found series.