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Withdrawing one item at a time, Kai set it on the counter next to the sink. When he finished, Nate gathered the ash into a small bubble. In the fireplace, Jayce burned the ashes until nothing was left.
Kai examined each piece. A coin with a symbol he didn’t recognize, and words he thought might be Greek, flashed in the low light as he set it on the counter. From a leather cord, which he thought might be human rather than animal, hung a small glass vial filled with a silver liquid. Three charms, an inch to two inches each, dangled on what appeared to be a gold bracelet. One was a ruby the size of a quarter with a black center. The second was a key, but it had no teeth or grooves. The third was a miniature sword. He didn’t touch it, as the edge and point looked sharp. Four loose stones,
