She touches the triquetra on The Book of Shadows. One of the reasons she and her sisters have become wary of strangers showing an interest in them is that, more often than not these strangers turn out to be warlocks bent on killing them and stealing their powers. And on the occasions that they do make friends? The secrecy and lies are bound to destroy those friendships into pieces.

But here in Taxon, it seems like everyone knows something about magic and even practices it. It's a lot easier to form relationships with people when she won't be concerned with hiding the truth from them at all times.

"Maybe I will," Piper says.