Kendra rain staff

In the hallway, Coulter motioned for her to come inside his room. He shut the door behind her.

  "What is it?" Kendra asked.

  He held up the staff with the rattles she had brought back from Lost Mesa. "Kendra, have you any idea what this can do?"

  "It seemed to make the storm worse on Painted Mesa. "

  He shook his head. "Magical artifacts are my specialty, but in all my years, I have encountered few that could match the power of this staff. I experimented with it yesterday. After shaking it outdoors for less than fifteen minutes, I summoned clouds into what had been a clear sky. The more I shook the rattles, the more the weather intensified. "

  "Wow. "

  "You brought home an authentic, functional rain stick from Lost Mesa. "

  Kendra smiled. "Gavin called it my souvenir. "

  "Gavin must be a very generous person. An item of this magnitude is absolutely priceless. Take good care of it. "

  "I will," Kendra said, accepting the staff.

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