The mistrust on Desmond's face as he stared at the piece of driftwood lying on the ground was almost palpable. Considering the strange way the legendary mercenary Roy Valentine had died, one couldn't blame Desmond for looking at the piece of wood that way.
Valentine seemed to have gone through mummification while he was still alive; anyone who saw him would have a lingering fear. On the other hand, the piece of wood looked pretty much the same as before, except for a faint electric glow from the wood's burn marks. Although it was vague, Desmond remembered some of what Titania had said about the piece of wood back then. From her words and what Desmond had just witnessed, it was safe to say that there was something inside that piece of wood.
