"Is there something wrong?" Karyn asked.
"No." He paused for a moment. "Okay, yeah. I used the stone to bring you here, but it didn't ... um ... grant the whole wish."
"Well, what was the wish?"
"That doesn't matter. What matters is that it wasn't granted properly."
Karyn looked at him. "Come on, Jon. What was the wish? Spill it."
"Karyn, it's not important."
"Then you won't mind if use the stone," she said, swiping it from Jon's hand.
"Wait. I ..." He felt embarrassed. He didn't want to tell her the truth.
She shook her head. "I wish ..."
