Yeah, it stays active. [He takes it out of his pocket to show a brief demonstration of the power in it, before tucking it away. Look, it may or may not be contraband? Gotta be careful.] Indicating different classes of magic, one of which Qri needs, and probably the same kind that lets us use the powers she gave us everywhere.

[Also he's just going to hop onto the merry-go-round and let it spin. He never got to play in active playgrounds before. They were all sunken and rusted. It's kind of fun to see one actually work.]