Once again, Jasper felt her magic flare as though in response to--to something. But it couldn't be Jace, could it? He was so harmless it was almost unreal!
She had to pull her hand back from his, fearing that he would feel the rising heat of the power at her fingertips even through her gloves. She wrung her hands together, hoping to pass the movement off as a nervous tic rather than a rejection of contact.
"Hm? What is it?" She was so distracted by her own thoughts that she actually had to give her head a brisk shake to refocus on what had captured her companion's attention. Her eyebrows crept up once she had, and she gave a low whistle. "Aw, damn, I haven't seen one of those since I left Ser--home." She winced as she stumbled over the words, but barreled on in an effort to hide the slip, "I mean, if it's what I think it is. Might just be a pretty box, but it looks like..."
She narrowed her eyes, cocking her head as she took a step closer. "It looks like an old Serenian puzzle box. See how the latch has those three grooves on either side of it? You're supposed to be able to spin the lid to get them to line up so it'll open. I think."