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It hadn't occurred to her that her mother would need to get the dagger from storage first and she felt somewhat stupid when the thought crossed her mind. Fortunately, it seems her mother was keeping it close now, so she needn't have worried. Still, Ataxia hoped she was not so forgetful when it was her turn to perform the Cotona ritual on someone else. Otherwise, she would look like a fool. Her ears gave a nervous twitch at this thought.
The young hybrid pushed those thoughts from her mind, and turned her attention to the smiling Eris. It was rare to see her express happiness after her father's death. "Uh..." She hesitated on her question. She wasn't sure if her mother meant where the concept of scarification had come from, or the origin of the Hand itself. "Eterne?" She guessed, if it was the first. She had not heard where the Hand had come from, but she suspected her mother had to have either designed it herself or named it. That it was called the Hand of Eris made her think as much.
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