He just gave her a faint smile. "A gift. It'll make sense later."
Then he walked off to meet the rest before she could ask more.
Fluffy floated beside her head, eyes narrowed. "Okay... why does that feel like a plot hook?"
Evelisse held the pouch close to her chest.
'I guess we'll find out.'
Fluffy whispered, "That thing's humming with old enchantment. You're going to want to be seated when you open it."
Evelisse laughed nervously. 'So either it's magical or it's going to explode. Great.'
Felix suddenly popped up. "I propose we let Snugglewuff choose who he loves most. We line up, and he walks to one of us. Whoever he chooses gets to feed him his first ceremonial cookie!"
Snugglewuff, hearing his name, perked up and barked.
Lucien raised a brow. "The dog doesn't get to play kingmaker."
"He licked your boots. You're obviously biased," Jared snapped.
Leo stood. "Alright, everyone! Line up. Make it dramatic. This is Snugglewuff's court!"
