Silencitx and Ethancitx make some ill-advised decisions, and the plot really gets going.

The Magister is one of the Elder Witches and Silencitx’s best friend, so of course she knows that he has a magic mirror. He’s also the head of the cemetery commission and really into historical gravestones, hence the wall art. We’ll see more of him and the other Elder Witches later.

The magic mirror is a 1:6 scale prop that originally came with a figure of John Constantine, a comic book antihero. He summons demons from hell [or maybe he just views them] through a magic mirror. The mirror is supposedly sculpted to look like something is coming out of it, but I don’t see it. Anyway, I’ve had it for years and finally decided to put it to good use.

After all that discussion about the balloon boat, Ethancitx dropped it along with his sweatshirt! Don’t worry–the balloon boat comes back later, albeit in a different form.