Mari was scared, she didn't want anything bad to happen to the elf and DQueene - but she was helpless. As usual she tried to distract herself from worries and concentrated on the staff. She carefully laid the bundle on the ground, unwrapped the staff and took a closer look at it.
"Hmm, nice piece of work... look Zanor, this glowing end is pretty, ain't it? Now, I wonder what will happen if I..." Mari's curiosity again... she tipped the staff with her pointer finger... nothing happened. She used 2 fingers, the staff just rolled a bit... Mari felt confidence and used her foot to kick the staff gently. A flash, a whirl and Mari felt a short pain on her backside. The staff lay calmly on the ground again.
"You you bastard... Hitting me like that! What do you think you are?" The glowing end seemed to twinkle mockingly.
"Now, look here, Staffy-Baby: I need my cloak, it's very cold and I'm not going to give it to you for keeps. So, you'd better behave, otherwise I'll throw you into the chasms to stay there and rot, do you understand me?"
The glowing changed into a milder colour - a flash again, a whirl and the staff jumped into Mari's hand as if he had belonged there all the time.
"Ok, if you behave, I'll behave, too. I guess, I need Eandrae for this..."
Hey, Shana, looky here.. the staff seems to like me.." Picking up the cloak to warm her, Mari turned around...
