[ Kettara huffs, grinning a little. That's a comforting thought. She dislikes this place intensely, not the least because she doesn't understand it. But if her presence means some humans are being inconvenienced, well, she can appreciate that. ]

Perhaps. But I've seen similar devices for communication. Perhaps it has some hidden use?

[ She pokes through the box, inhaling deeply and then sneezing. Dust, dust everywhere. She comes up with a suspicious looking necklace with a large ruby centerpiece. ]

I don't understand. If these things are valuable, why leave them out like this? And if they are not, then why keep them at all?