Broken Antler Fen kabhi khushi, kabhi gham

Maybe a fairy of some kind? Ani suggested with a lighthearted wink.

She no longer knew if she believed in such things, though it was still fun to play make-believe sometimes. Ani wondered what Mama Maia would have to say about it. Surely she would come up with a whole backstory about the peculiar collar, its origins and its purpose.

You say strange words sometimes, she pointed out conversationally, how come?