Page 13 of The Witches Catalogue of Wanderlust Essentials (Natural Magic #2)

The most powerful question a porter can ask isn’t “Where do I want to go?” but “Where am I needed now?”

I’ve found that in moments of greatest uncertainty, when the ley lines effervesce with celestial influence and time itself becomes fluid, the void has its own intelligence. It pulls you not toward your intended destination, but toward a more necessary one. Those who fight against these cosmic currents call them accidents or anomalies.

Those who listen recognize them as the universe’s way of placing us exactly where and when our unique abilities are required. Every unexpected journey across time and space carries the weight of purpose. Trust this: When two lifelines move in parallel through a time slip, it is rarely coincidence, but convergence by design.

BURNSIDE PORTER, THE WAY OF THE LEY