 Nest Freemark, now a 19-year-old college student, has returned to Hopewell, Illinois for the weekend before Halloween.She muses on events over the last five years, including her grandfather's death in the spring, Wraith's disappearance when she turned 18, and the fact that she is no longer in touch with most of her childhood friends (or John Ross).She has not used her magic in years and is unsure if she has it any longer.