“You must do whatever you can to rid yourself of bad luck.” Amber chuckled politely, imagining it was some kind of old-person joke. “If it finds you, it will stick to you.” The old lady was dead serious, Amber realized, and she believed her advice was urgently needed. “Should that happen, you must not be afraid. You’ll need to fight back with all your strength. Do whatever is necessary to free yourself quickly, or else you will never escape.”