Jane started slightly as the strange man suddenly reached over to touch her, or so it seemed. When she saw what he had in his hand, she was both amused and embarrassed--drat, she thought she had gotten all those feathers out.

"More like a fight with a rock golem--or so it seemed, now I'm not so sure." Jane smoothed her hands over her hair to try to get rid of any remaining feathers that might be there.