So rereading Small Favour Chapter 3 " a leather pouch made from the genital sac of i kid you not an actual African lion. It was a gift. Don't ask."Where did that come from?
In his recent interview with Patrick Rothfuss, Jim said some author at a convention gave him the advice that if you think of something cool, use it. It's probably a good idea your subconscious had that you haven't worked out yet, and if it isn't, it doesn't hurt to have a throwaway cool thing.
Some poor lion somewhere is walking around without a pair....