While making her way to the other docks Aurora realized she hadn't opened the gift from the Elders and the villagers that had triggered the swords speaking to her in that dream.  Obviously it was meant to do something to the swords since the Elder had mentioned "the hunger" so she had no intention of making use of it, but perhaps it could get her some extra money that she could keep to herself.  She fished the box out of her backpack and opened it taking a look at the crystal, and turning it around in her hands, making her best guess of how much it might be worth.