Eron returns with the key to the collar

([4] A useful tool, key, or device)

Eron reappears in view, holding a strange-looking metal key. “I found it – ” he begins, stopping short as he catches sight of Lux newly dressed. Once again, the way he looks at her gives Lux a strange feeling that she can’t place; it’s more than just the discomfort of being undressed with his eyes. Is he trying to hide something from her? She looks at him and the device in his hand sceptically, but there doesn’t seem to be anything for it other than to trust him for now.

He reaches out, key in hand. Lux tenses up instinctively – she has to make herself relax, tilting her head to let him at the collar’s lock. She feels a momentary chill, a frisson, as his fingers press against the nape of her neck. The contact lasts a few seconds longer than seems necessary before there’s a click, and the collar comes away.

Lux can’t help but gasp at the sudden sense of relief as she feels her magic return. Eron steps back quickly, and Lux gives him a grudging nod of thanks.

“Now, how do we get out of here?” she asks.