He smiled a little at the girl but he was deadly serious with his words, "I do not believe in deceit, after all what purpose does it serve other than to estrange you from the thing you truly want.  If one is special, like you, the stones can guide you to what you need most.  This would be why the black and red agate seemed to call to you...and why they are glowing faintly at the moment. The wire can do the same, silver such as this is a metal full of a more feminine energy.  It helps with patience, dignity, self control, wisdom.  It helps with drawing out the negative energies in your body and replacing it with positive..."  He took out small cutters and handed them to her, "Now pull out as much wire as you feel you need, keep in mind no more or no less, too much silver can lead to feelings of being dull, lifeless, rigid, and loneliness.  But, on the other side of that coin too little can lead to feelings of uncertainty.