Do you know the number one killer of witches, child?
Not age or infirmity or disease. Those come to us so rarely that they are of minimal concern.
It is certainly not witch hunters, no. The followers of that religion have not been a relevant force in many generations.
Oh, Ascended Dolls? That’s a very good guess. You’re quite close, in some sense, at least. They are often the results of experimentation gone awry, or perhaps the binding of something too powerful in a vessel inadequate to the task. They surely end a few of our number.
Ultimately, however, it is simply hubris. We so easily become comfortable and confident in our ability to pursue power without consequence, but sometimes…
I have seen those who have sewn demons into their own skin, or who attempted to embrace the infinite.
I have seen so many become moths chasing the light of discovery with such abandon they become lost to powers beyond comprehension.
Do not lose yourself in this way, child. Be powerful, but be prudent. Drink from wiser cups than theirs.
You show promise. Do not waste it.