With a delicate touch, Nauloera set the small gem to rest in its fitting and began the careful process of placing the prongs which would hold it securely in place. She had been working on this elegant piece of jewelry for days and hoped to gift it to her sister, Yaaneisa, for the upcoming Moon Celebration. She counted herself very lucky to have found the moon opal in the creek while she was hunting some of the more ordinary crystals that tended to wash up on its banks.

“Nauloera!”

Nauloera jumped at the sudden interruption, sending the ring skittering across her worktable and dislodging the gem from its setting.

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