Raine's mouth pressed into a flat line at the mention of another artifact. She could guess. But she picked up the fang again, eyes half-closed, paying attention to how it reacted; in another few moments she nodded, setting it down again.

"Yes, I believe I see what you mean." She hesitated, then followed up with, "It reacted with the Ring? In the same manner, or was there some anomaly?"

The Ring was important, but she did not completely trust it.