It took a few moments of comforting and soothing to get the Foxkin Noble back to a calm state so that she could communicate with us in regards to what happened while she was under the influence of the necklace, which was still something that we needed to understand further.
Kolia was staring at the necklace curiously as it dangled from my hand, but considering what had just happened with Anput - and how it seemed that Cali was making it impossible for the necklace to dig its murky talons into my mind - I refused to let anyone else touch it for the time being, not wanting to have to fight someone I knew and cared for , and especially not someone who was as powerful as Kolia.
Countess Renacla continued to hold her daughter, murmuring to her as she stroked her black hair and tried her best to reassure her that everything was alright, calming the panicking woman down slowly as she panted.
