Val moved closer to Em, nodding his thanks and offering a sad smile. "Thank you, Em. My apologies for letting it be in your home so long. I should have retrieved it sooner," he said quietly, eyes drifting to Jag.

"Do you remember that night we spent in the woods, Jag? The mirror we found?" he asked, speaking to Jag, but glancing over at Em. Val had a talent for looking a bit like a kicked dog when he was feeling guilty about something, and since he'd made the connection between the mirror and Jag's odd behavior, he'd felt nothing but guilt.