Mattie leaned forward to observe the symbol, which looked like some kind of Celtic spiral. Interesting, even pretty. And now that she looked closer, it seemed to be glowing, but whether that was a real observation or some kind of optical illusion she wasn't entirely sure. It certainly was a well-crafted weapon. Almost beautiful. 

Nick seemed impressed with it too, despite the thing having actually [i]stabbed[/i] him. She was glad they were on the same page, but also terrified of the prospect of finding out who had created or placed the shard. 

"Well, I know that rocks don't normally glow," she said hesitantly. "Maybe we should just get rid of it. It's a little creepy."