SHATTERED TIES 6.7

The dungeon door opened. Dannke entered with his head held high and walked over to Fleas' cell. He brought clean shirt and underpants. The guard followed him reluctantly, the key jingling in his hand. He opened it for him. Fleas smiled, took off his urine-soaked clothes and put on the new ones. Fortunately, the handkerchief with the paw print on it was still clean.

"Are you all right?"

Fleas nodded.

"I thought they would treat me badly. Could they release him too?" He pointed to the gnome's cell. "He's good and hasn't done anything wrong."

"It is not up to me. Here," he handed him his bag.

Fleas looked through it, pleased, but noticed that something was missing.

"If this shell is what you're looking for, I'd like to know what it is before I give it back to you."

"It's a gift."

"Nothing else? Because there are strange light blue symbols glowing around it. Are you sure it's not a curse or a spell?"