It was late already before Athena even left Zoes house, she could already hear how the birds were starting to wake up and sing their songs. At home, Athena placed the stone next to her on a desk and grabbed a few books from her mother.
The second book she browsed through was what she was looking for, it contained information about wishing rocks in particular.
Items forfilling human desires
-> Wishing stone
A very direct approach to fullfill human desires. Whoever takes possession of such a stone can command it to fulfill their desires. There are many stones with such abilities working in several ways under several conditions.
Some will react to the users thoughts, some others will only react to direct touch and specific wordings spelled out. They also differ in power, range and result.
Stones of this kind have been found worldwide, most of the ones retrieved were destroyed or stored safely.
Even while inactive, the stones radiate a light aura that can be detected by known means within their range. This helped to neutralise the most dangerous stones with large ranges.
Warning: Because of their unpredictable nature, getting close to stones emitting such auras without protection is not advised. Results may warp reality in unintended ways. Similarly even more caution is advised whenever encountering someone who possesses such a stone. Notify the circle immediately so they take measures to neutralise them.
Measures to determine the nature of a stone beforehand is a topic being analyzed by Miss Sherwyn Deep.
The exact origin of wishing stones is not clear.
"Sherwyn Deep.... I think I've actually seen a book by her. Up until now nothing has happened with this stone. But having two stones around is probably a big danger."
"I should probably tell mother... no, I will prove myself! I'm a real witch and will show what I'm capable of"
Athena put the stone into her bag, looked out to see the daylight shining into her room and realized she had to leave for school.
