BACK TO THE PACK VI

Emma checked out her appearance for the umpteenth in the long standing mirror, beside the wardrobe in Ava's room, before opening her purse and dropping the plain necklace which Queen Zipfarah had given her into it. She didn't want to forget it. It was too important to her quest tonight. 

"Where did you get that?" she heard Ava ask her, and turned around sharply, not fully understanding the identity of the 'that' in her friend's question.

"What…?" she asked, furrowing her eyebrows, even as her gaze shifted to the squirrel subtly, asking too.

But he wasn't sure either. He also didn't find it necessary to read Ava's mind for that since she would definitely explain her point soon if she wanted to get answers. And he wasn't wrong, at least not this time.