Casket of Brass

Together they went into the old work room, where the brass casket whispered poisoned secrets in the wavering candle light. Together, they opened it. The ball and the top were in their proper places, no longer inert but charged, waiting.
Together, they put away the ivory wand and the little wooden horse, closed the casket, and sealed it with molten lead.
Together, they placed it back in the stronghold.