The silvery thing is the tuning fork that Mahananel placed in the ground when they arrived in 272 Landmark. The salamander was hanging out on top, possibly unable or unwilling to come down, until our heroes returned. Then Mahananel reabsorbed it into his hand.
Wait, what’s happening in the first three panels? I feel like I’ve missed something.
The silvery thing is the tuning fork that Mahananel placed in the ground when they arrived in 272 Landmark. The salamander was hanging out on top, possibly unable or unwilling to come down, until our heroes returned. Then Mahananel reabsorbed it into his hand.
Okay that helps a LOT.
Huh, I don’t remember seeing Mel place a tuning fork.