"Well..." Madi tried to think fast, because she could feel the magic in the air weakening and she knew it was because Sequoia was getting lost in her thoughts so she had to say something to snap her out of it without closing herself off again and GOD why was she so socially awkward?!
Okay, not helping, just think of something. Something easy, something you're proud of, something you feel smart enough to talk about for more than half a second.
"You know, I was pretty young when I moved in here." She decided to settle on, since she did love her home and it wasn't too hard to talk about how she came to live here. "It wasn't my house at the time, it belonged to an older witch. Older than me, anyway, she was still pretty young when I met her. She taught me most of what I know about potions, and looked after me and Dagger way better than I probably have for you guys. But about two years ago, she went on a pilgrimage to try and master elemental magic before humans wrecked the environment any further. Left me in charge, I'm still not sure why, and she hasn't returned."
Oh god that got dark fast. Probably should try to fix that. "I don't think she's dead though, I'm pretty sure she's doing alright. Either way, I'm really just happy to keep the legacy going. You know?"