Wildwood

“Prue couldn’t believe that no one had ever ventured this far into the Impassable Wilderness; she found it a welcoming and serene place, full of life and beauty.” 

Prue makes this comment immediately after crossing the boundary into the Wood. Everyone in Portland views the place as frightening and intimidating. Prue proves her kinship with the magic realm by seeing something much more positive in it.

“Prue couldn’t put her finger on what seemed to exude from him, something that made him seem like no one she’d ever met before. It was a kind of aura or shine, like the way a familiar landscape is transformed in the light of a full moon.” 

Prue describes her first encounter with Richard. He is also the first human she has met in the Wood. The magic of the place itself is exuded by its inhabitants. 

“There is a thing called Woods Magic that protects this wood from the curiosity of the outside world. It is the thing that separates our kind from yours. Every being in this forest has the Woods Magic running through their veins.”

Alexandra’s comment to Curtis is an echo of Prue’s earlier perception of Richard. Magic flows through the veins of all the creatures in the Wood. Prue and Curtis carry this same magic though they do not know it yet.