The few gray-white grains of sand were the "samples" that Maji brought back from afar in Talronde, a mysterious substance Modir Vealt retrieved from the "other side" while pursued by ancient divine power. They quietly lay against the black velvet background, like faint stars embedded in the night sky. Around them, a very subtle gray-white tint extended onto the velvet, resembling a diffused halo. This tint was so indistinct that even Gawain almost failed to notice it if he hadn't observed closely.
"...Is this it?" Gawain looked with some surprise at the sand grains in the box, speaking subconsciously, "They look quite inconspicuous..."
