IT FELL FROM THE SKIES // mandatory event

[Warringkingdoms]

  [font=trebuchet ms]All of this was about a necklace? The necklace was well-crafted to be sure, but how important could it have been? As Starrynight explained, however, Rin nodded, examining the pendant more closely. Shards of meteorite having survived the impact, and all buried within the Starpool... it was certainly strange, but not completely out-of-this-world. It was only natural that the objects would catch the seraph's eye.

  Their job, then, was to locate a shard for each of them- that would be no problem, even with the roughness of the lake bed. Rin tucked the loose end of her scarf inside the folds to keep it out of the water, then cautiously stepped out into the lake, proceeding slowly to avoid disturbing the soil below. Noticing a small spot of black a few feet away, she carefully approached it. It seemed to be buried underneath a few other rocks, so she cleared the rocks away, then tugged at the black shard. It didn't budge.

  Narrowing her eyes, she pulled with her full force on the shard. The rock finally came loose, flying into the air, as Rin stumbled backwards and fell into the water from the sudden release. The shard landed on her forehead and bounced off, landing in the water as well.

  With a sigh, she retrieved the fallen shard from the water and held it up. "I got mine." The cost was probably worth it, but she suspected that the others would remember this for a while.