"Because I smelled the reek of the Hells. I'll never forget that sulfurous stench in this lifetime—I thought a demon had tracked me down," she paused, then added with a puzzled look, "Wait a minute, if it's not a demon, why is that smell so familiar?"
Her gaze swept over the group, as if suspecting one of them might be a demon in disguise.
"I think what you're smelling is this." Ethemon produced the piece of Infernal Iron and showed it to Karlach, instantly drawing a look of delighted surprise from her.
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