Normally she would have made quick work of this trip by going to the northern reef, but Serefina insisted she return with pearls as black as night and as large as a gold coin. Sure, there was an abundance of Black Oyster clams to choose from in the reefs, but they’d be the size of a finger, and that wouldn’t do. So Hermione dove down into the depths of the Shadow Valley to begin her search for the hand-sized shells. 