Nate had just moved into his first home and was spending his first weekend there unpacking. He was unpacking a box in a closet. He placed a large pot on the top shelf and was surprised to find that it only went back halfway. Something was blocking it. He moved the pot aside and reached up onto the top shelf. He pulled down a polished wood box. He blew the dust off the top of the box, which clearly showed it had been up there and forgotten for quite some time.
He took the box over to the couch and sat down. He lifted the brass latch and lifted the lid. Inside he found the amulet laying over a piece of yellowed paper wrapped in plastic. Nate marveled at the double sided amulet with a ruby over a cat's paw and a sapphire over a dog's paw. The amulet hanged from a long, silver chain. He set the amulet on the couch next to him and took out the piece of paper. He pulled it out of the plastic wrapping and carefully read what it said. He couldn't believe it and looked back at the amulet. He picked it up and tried turning the center. It turned easily in either direction. That much seemed to check out. Nate took a deep breath as he wondered whether or not to try it out.
It was at that moment he got another idea. What if the last animal, either dog or feline was seen online. If that worked, he could turn into whatever he wanted. He decided to do some online searching. Since he was a large person, he thought maybe it would be best to turn into a large dog or cat. Keeping that in mind, he searched until he came upon...