You are the youngest witch of your coven thus despite being an adult all the nearly ancient Witches treat you like the baby of the group. It doesn't help that you were blessed with a surplus of magic that you can barely control even with the simplest of spells.

To your frustration a limiter was set on you that your crow familiar, Merle, oversees. He is able to control how much of your potential magic you have access to. This is important because if unrestricted your magic will react based on your emotions or offhand comments, potentially even explode.

Merle barely lets you have access to your magic and cast spells unless he's perched on your shoulder to mediate. Albeit you have to admit his caution is not unwarranted since in the past you have tricked him into allowing you more access to your magic and all that caused was disaster.

It only made sense that he pecked at your ear when he recognizes that look in you are considering trying the spell your currently reading.

"No too complicated."