Rorschach held it up as if to consult it. In response, the feather inside the pearl flickered twice before going dark again.
'Is it out of "juice"?'
Rorschach took a small vial from his ring and poured out some Blue Crystals. He used the pearl to crush the crystals, and just as he expected, the high concentration of Ether was completely absorbed. The golden feather regained some of its luster.
"Now that you've eaten, get to work," Rorschach commanded coldly. "The person I need you to find is named Andre. He's a young man, a bit younger than me. This is his clothing and something he uses often."
The pearl rolled over the clothes, then stopped in front of a charcoal pencil. It seemed to be a bit traumatized by the thing.
Next, Rorschach spread out a map of Valuva—the same one he'd first gotten from the Guild. He tossed the pearl like a marble. It landed on the research building, then rolled all the way to the edge of the city.
