But then an idea occurred to Jon. He still had the wishing stone, right? He could just wish them out of the Hinterlands. Grasping it, he began to say "I wish," but then Santa slapped the stone out of his hand. "Hey, what did you do that for?"
"That stone is magic, Jon," Santa said. "Using it is like shooting off a flare. We want to avoid the Valkyries, not tell them where we are."
"Oh, I didn't think of that," Jon said, feeling a bit foolish.
"Uh, Jon? Where's the stone?" Karyn asked.
When Santa slapped it out of Jon's hand, it went flying further into the cave.
