" The heart pumped softly in her hands, it’s PUM-Pom-poom rattling gently against her skin. A means of living. The greatest spell she had ever crafted. She said nothing. Even Mg. Aviosky didn’t offer an explanation, which made Ceony wonder how far word of Emery’s near demise had reached. Mg. Bailey stared at the beating heart in Ceony’s grasp. And smiled. "