Sunny kissed his forehead, as if trying to smooth that frown away. "He didn't want to scare you for no reason." Though the idea that Aspid's magic might be lingering on after the man's death was a little terrifying. "We didn't think it had anything to do with him."

Not impossible, though. Spells often lingered on after their caster died. She had no idea what the old man had set up before he was killed.