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asked.
    â€œI’m not sure,” Pan said. “But I don’t think so.”
    â€œWhy can’t you be sure?” Sally insisted.
    Pan was puzzled. “It is strange. Usually my memory is very good. For example, I can remember all my human friends from thousands of years ago. When you’re immortal, you don’t forget things easily.”
    â€œIt’s possible the necklace made you forget,” Watch said.
    â€œIt’s possible it did much more than that,” Adam said. “I’m sure Watch is thinking the same thing I am. The necklace might have changed what you thought you were seeing.”
    â€œIs this possible?” Cindy asked.
    â€œWe’re dealing with an evil wizard here,” Sally told her. “Those guys can and will do anything.”
    â€œLet me ask you another question,” Adam said. “Could any of your elemental friends see the coin when it landed?”
    â€œThey were gathered around us,” Pan said. “The party was in the main hall of my castle. But my friends were not that close.” He paused. “Only Klandor and I could actually see if the coin landed tails or heads.”
    â€œDid Klandor want it this way?” Watch asked.
    Pan hesitated. “Yes.”
    â€œHe arranged it this way before you started betting?” Adam asked.
    â€œYes. The coin landed on a deep cushion placed between us, and it was his cushion that we used.”
    â€œDo you have your crystal necklace with you?” Adam asked.
    â€œSomewhere,” Pan answered. “But I don’t know exactly where. I tossed it away after I lost my kingdom. I didn’t want to wear anything that reminded me of Klandor.”
    â€œUnderstandable,” Cindy said.
    â€œWhy do you want the necklace?” Sally asked Adam.
    â€œI want to try it on,” Adam said. “I want to see if it makes me see the opposite of what I want to see.”
    â€œI don’t understand,” Pan said.
    â€œEvery time you tossed the coin,” Adam explained, “you wanted it to land either heads or tails. Like you said, you called out your choice while the coin was in the air. But what if the crystal necklace made your eyes or your mind work so that no matter what way the coin landed, you saw it opposite from what you had called?”
    Pan was thoughtful. “Are you saying I was tricked out of my kingdom?”
    â€œWe’ve been saying that all along,” Sally replied.
    â€œIt was more than a trick,” Adam said. “He used a magical device against you. What we have to do now is find that necklace, and test it.”
    â€œI left it in my old kingdom,” Pan said. “I tossed it somewhere along the road.”
    â€œCan we get back into your kingdom?” Watch asked.
    Pan nodded. “There is a portal located not far from here.”
    â€œBut it doesn’t sound like we’ll be able to find this necklace,” Cindy said. “Unless you know exactly where you tossed it.”
    Pan scratched his head. “I have an idea. If we search together, we should be able to find it. And we can always bring a few leprechauns with us. Those guys can find anything.”
    â€œWe would rather leave the leprechauns behind, if you don’t mind,” Sally said.
    â€œBut even if we do find the necklace and prove that it makes you see things opposite from the way you want them to be, that proof is not necessarily going to win Pan back his kingdom,” Watch said. “Klandor can always refuse to give it back.”
    Pan nodded grimly. “Klandor is not the fairest wizard in the world.”
    â€œLet’s worry about that when the time comes,” Adam suggested. “The first thing is to find the necklace and see if our theory is right. Once we prove that, we can make plans to get the kingdom back.”
    Pan was touched. “You would do all this for me? And I have done nothing for you?”
    â€œWell, I am