Edena enthusiastically grabbed the small, egg-shaped item into her possession and smiled down at the precious treasure as if it were the most beautiful object in Tendaji. Perhaps it was.
Suddenly, she grimaced, thrusting the beautiful object back into Shukri's hands. "You keep it..." She exhaled, as if they were the most difficult words she'd ever said. "You deserve it much more than I do." She pulled the shard out of a pouch, the glimmering piece missing from the Faberge egg. "I'll keep this... to remember you by. You've taught me a lot." A brief smile alighted upon her lips before she vanished, scampering from the cave before she could take the time to change her mind.
Undoubtedly, with such a rare and beautiful treasure in his possession, nobody would ever question Shukri's prowess as a Collector.
