Lark gently held it in his palm.
"This locket..."
His voice softened. "It was given to me by my mother. This is all I have left of her... It's very important to me."
Amon silently stared at it. Seraphina and Marcus also carefully observed the pendant.
Amon looked back at Lark. "Hey, Lark."
"Yes?"
Amon hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"What... if the Shard those demons were searching for... is actually inside that golden pendant?"
Lark blinked.
Marcus blinked as well.
Seraphina looked at Amon before shifting her gaze back toward the pendant.
After a brief moment, she nodded thoughtfully.
"Hmm... there is a possibility."
Worry slowly crept onto Lark's face.
"If... if it's really inside this..."
He quickly tucked the pendant back beneath his shirt. "...then they'll definitely come after me again."
Leaning back against his seat, he let out a long sigh.
"This is the last thing my mother left me... It's all I have left of her... I can't afford to lose it."
