To make a spirit stronger... Um, maybe some kind of legendary sword? Or a gem from the bottom of the ocean! But... All they have at home is stuff like scrolls and beads. That definitely won't work... After turning her house up and down, Zunko was at a loss.

    She sat on the swingset and looked up at the sky. Maybe it was impossible after all... After she finished singing the song he requested, Zunko glanced over at him.

    "Hey Lui, why do you like my voice so much?"

    "I don't really know... I mean, you're really good at singing! But something about it... It makes me feel a lot better, like I could do anything."

    Like he could do anything... The gears in Zunko's head were immediately sent spinning. Do anything, do anything... Well, this was a long shut, but what if the thing they needed not a legendary artifact? What if they all it took was a melody? She jumped up and grabbed his hands.

    "Lui! Lui, that's it! That's how we get you out of here! Just follow my voice!"

    "Wh- wait, what? Will that work?" He stared at her dumbfounded. Still, looking into her determined eyes, he couldn't turn her down... Worth a shot, right?

    Hands on her hips, Zunko marched into her mother's study. A smug look on her face, her voice carried an unusual amount of pride. "Hey! Guess what!"

    Her mom turned around, only to stop dead still as her eyes fell upon two figures. Standing next to her daughter, a boy emanating a strange aura...

    "You wouldn't believe me, so I brought him to you!"

    What followed next was a long sequence of stuttering as her mom processed what she was looking at. So Zunko isn't a "dud" after all...? Her mind was racing, filled with ideas. Suddenly bursting with energy, she started to say, "Zunko, this is wonderful! We can enroll you in-"

    "Nope!"

    There was a long silence. Lui fidgeted uncomfortably as Zunko wore a self-satisfied smirk, feeling in-charge for once.

    "...What?"

    "I'm not going to shamanism school! Constantly singing just to be able to do classes? Um, nope! I'm doing this shaman thing my OWN way!"

    Zunko confidently sauntered off, as Lui awkwardly hurried after.