It was probably for the best Anton didn't find out the specifics.

"No," Raine said, then paused, changed her mind. Even if she couldn't use it as a focus for magic, her staff was still a solid length of wood with a heavy metal head, and in a pinch would be good to have at her side. Just in case. She snagged it from the corner in which she'd left it, and nodded. "All right. Shall we?"