Starglow Basin By streetlight, this dark night, a séance down below

Near the edge of the basin he found her; Talisman, the man who had come with her and had not stayed! Candle had been greatly disappointed, but was nonetheless delighted at his return. She trotted toward him without a single thought for what she carried — until he asked after it.

Candle dropped the skull at his feet, rolling it so that he could see it more clearly for himself. It was wolven, not one of their own, and so she thought little of showing it to him. Talis! You well? She inquired eagerly, proud of how her speech was beginning to improve. She would have to demonstrate this improvement to Zoug and S'ari sometime, she thought.