I didn’t respond to his comment, instead my eyes sought out Lochlan, who looked like he was holding in a laugh. My eyes narrowed at him and a single corner of his mouth raised as he leaned back on his hands. I rolled my eyes at my two companions as Fenodree lifted a pinch of ash from the fire. “Around here it can be essential to know who and what is out hunting. I developed a spell to show me what nasties might be near—I think that the same spell should work to detect what creature inhabits your amulet.” He stirred together his concoction with a mortar and pestle while whispering words over the mixture. His finger swiped up a dollop and his other hand lifted my necklace. He rubbed his finger down the stone pendant in a single line and then waited. I could barely see the pendant down below
