Surprised at nothing

Even in a Magus world, things are not always as they seem. However, what could possibly go wrong when archeologist Reggie Orrick, the red-haired son of a red-haired Magus, halts his Eastern European dig and travels to Ireland to research his latest find of whats probably just a fossilized rock? With Reggie?s luck? Everything. Once in Ireland, Reggie crosses paths with Ian ?Kelp? McGinty, an Unfortunate of Magus and Fae ancestry, who?s more than happy to appoint himself Reggie?s guide and confidant. Kelp?s irrepressible personality and compelling ?something? draws Reggie to him, and Reggie?s about convinced himself to extend his stay to get to know the Unfortunate better. But one near-tragic car accident later, and Kelp disappears? with Reggie?s rock. Reggie?s left to wonder if he?s made a huge mistake in trusting Kelp, for the ?rock? might just be an Irish Snakesbane?an egg from an extinct line of dragons!