Then she just stares, lips parted, as she realises what Stephanie is saying.
She doesn't take the bag right away, though she reaches for it. Her hands hover, fingers brushing against it as if it might burn.
But take it she does, pulling it into her lap and staring into the contents.
"I..." The word is strained, hoarse. She swallows hard, shakes her head. "It was destroyed. With the tower." She never thought she'd touch it again. She'd done it less and less, over the years - the last time she took it out, it was to show Cassandra...
Something else registers, finally, and her head snaps up. "Wait - Angela? Angela got this?"
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Then she just stares, lips parted, as she realises what Stephanie is saying.
She doesn't take the bag right away, though she reaches for it. Her hands hover, fingers brushing against it as if it might burn.
But take it she does, pulling it into her lap and staring into the contents.
"I..." The word is strained, hoarse. She swallows hard, shakes her head.
"It was destroyed. With the tower." She never thought she'd touch it again. She'd done it less and less, over the years - the last time she took it out, it was to show Cassandra...
Something else registers, finally, and her head snaps up. "Wait - Angela? Angela got this?"