Bitterroot Valley footloose and fancy free

So it seemed the boy had a story to tell. She listened curiously- an old woman, she was naturally a collector of stories- and found his tale rather intriguing. The idea that an object so valuable and prized by many might lie in front of them now held great power. And Star was no believer of the other-worldly, but she hoped that Ico might take the initiative to snatch the thing up for himself if he found it magical.

But even a magic that was not of the supernatural was still a sort of magic, and the marshmallow fox pointed this out next. At his story, her brow furrowed slightly, disturbed by the dissonance expressed, even if on a small scale. That magic is called greed, and it is more a curse than anything, She spoke bitterly. Stealing among packmates, just for this stone... of course it is a beautiful thing, but is it worth keeping around if it stirs up such chaos? If it possesses a... a bad magic?