The golden scale was ripped from the silver chain, which was tossed away with a flick of his wrist. "I know I felt your presence within that human girl but you were never capable of shifting with legs." His voice dropped to a growl. "You once gave your scale to a weeping human woman. You must have told her how to make use of your scale so that your son was spared a forever lack of magical power and life force. Once a scale is plucked it can never return to its rightful place but the magic within could be put to use." Pointed teeth protruded from a pair of grinning lips as the scale in his grasp flared brightly.