Aria has spent the morning following the trail of a giant snake. Its smell is unfamiliar to her, and it is too long since she met new life in these lands. It is fast, but it does not travel in a straight line; and Aria does not tire when she hunts, the wind in her fur and Tora at her side.
The poor creature seems to have tried to swallow a giant mirror. It's clearly exhausted and hurting, with its mouth forced wide open for hours or days. Snakes aren't made for long chases; it must have been maddened by the discomfort.
Aria spends a few minutes calming the snake down, and then she tries to pry the mirror loose as gently as she can, but she carelessly touches the reflective surface and -