[She nodded, unsurprised by that news. Much as people were often reluctant to scare her, she deserved to know what was going on, and so she'd heard a few stories. Most of them still paled in comparison to things she'd already seen...but it was enough that she knew better than to not worry at all.]

You're holding yours. Does that...make a difference at all? Mine just keeps following me around everywhere I go. Only I can't see it move until it's already moved.