[h2]Gisela[/h2]

The mage gave a few consolatory pats on the head, unsure how to proceed. She could heal every [i]physical[/i] injury that you could possibly encounter, so long as you weren't already dead, but dealing with emotional turmoil and fright? That wasn't something that healing magic could solve without other involvement.

Fortunately, being a Hundi also meant having [i]excellent[/i] hearing, and with the sounds of combat stopping, Gisela was able to overhear the Witch's parting words. If this witch had left something behind, it behoved the nearest magical specialist to determine that they hadn't been handed some magical retribution waiting to happen. This gave her [i]every[/i] excuse to, very apologetically, help the Nem merchant to her feet and then hand her off to the noble.

Naturally, with the combat over, Krysia waved goodbye and disappeared once again, leaving her to arrive to their leader alone. 

Oh, this one was smaller than she was expecting. And it was even looking up at everyone with a worried expression, which was far more than she was expecting from a magical construct. Not that you [i]couldn't[/i] have one that was in all practical regards just another person, but the idea of making someone so [i]small[/i] was baffling. 

"Lady Velvetica, I'm going to ensure this isn't some kind of trap," the mage said, kneeling to pick up the doll with both hands before rising. It was [i]definitely[/i] bizarre for something so tiny to be knowingly looking back at you, even more when she kept wiggling at the sudden grabbing. But once the doll realised what Gisela was planning to do, she calmed down... although her tiny face still looked rather resigned to all this.

Diagnostic spells weren't the most interesting thing to watch being cast, nothing more than watching someone mutter an incantation to themselves, wait, and then keep babbling away some more to refine the results. This sort of general examination wasn't her ''normal'' specialisation, but there was enough overlap between divining curses and any other magical exploration to come to a conclusion about this doll's intended purpose.

"Her intended magical purpose," the Hundi stated, turning the doll around and hugging her closer--which was [i]entirely [/i]practical, her arms were starting to get sore holding her out like that, "Is to detect changes in the ambient mana flows and any anomalous patterns... ah... to detect something magical happening nearby? There are spells that can do the same but they require constant attention and investment, but she can do it constantly.

"Her secondary function appears to be to provide magical enhancement, but to what extent or application, I can't say..."

The doll also didn't appear to be wanting to volunteer information, just looking slightly pleased by her current position.