Ellen snatched the amulet from him, looking at it, and nodding.
"Yeah, he told me. Told me you took it and he never got it back." She removed the amulet from the strip of leather, carefully wrapping it around her wrist, tying the ends and tucking them under the strands neatly. Unclipping the ball chain necklace from around her neck, she strung the amulet on to it. The charm clinked softly against the plastic soldier that dangled at the end of the chain, both of them hidden as she replaced the necklace around her neck, chain long enough that both soldier and amulet hung between her breasts.
She looked back at her mom, chewing her lip. "Do you know where she's staying? We need to get her inside."