Clara had mostly junk and seemed disappointed when Morgan told her the items she had weren’t ritual items. Morgan thanked her profusely though. It was too bad that nothing she had was the real deal—Clara remembered exactly where she bought them. Morgan did take a picture of them and told her she’d get back to her if Thea had a different opinion.
Back home, Morgan sent her mother all three sets of pictures, then emailed the purification ritual (soak in animal milk, not nut or oat “milk,” then rinse in running water). She had finished checking her email and was on her way to the kitchen when her mother called.
“Was the chalice sterling or plate?” Thea asked.
“British sterling and he didn’t offer to sell it.” Morgan plopped into a chair. “He remembered the people having the sale but not th
