[Ring of Glory: Legendary. Bears the soul of Aiyer Dawn, the "Sword of Dawn." You may use the soul's power to summon the ring's radiance. Its effect is equivalent to the cantrip "Light Spell" and can dispel magical darkness. You may also choose to shatter it effortlessly. She has granted you that right. Note: I offer you my all.]
Only after leaving the tomb and standing on the temple's upper level, reading by the spilling moonlight, did Tang Qi close the Journal.
"Looks like she wasn't lying this time."
He put it back into the Dimensional Bag he carried, then found himself studying the platinum ring on his thumb again.
"No more waving a torch around all the time..."
"It's not a marriage proposal. Do you really need to stare at that ring for so long?"
Gravel's voice pulled Tang Qi from his thoughts. Since this foul-mouthed Poet had cracked far too many jokes earlier, the Dwarf wasn't about to pass up any chance to disgust him.
He squeezed his throat, deliberately pitching his deep voice into a shrill squeak:
"I offer you my aaall~"
Tang Qi wagged a finger.
"Very good. I accept your allegiance. When do I get the ring?"
"Screw you! You're happy to let some woman protect you? Have you got no shame at all?!"
"Then don't come to me when you need [Resurrection Spell]."
"Ha, you know I was joking. Have you forgotten? We're brothers who've been through hell together!"
Gravel had seen what [Resurrection Spell] could do.
Back when he served as a meat shield for the [Minions of the Ebony Forest], he had faced true death several times.
Thankfully, the party's cleric, Falto, had repeatedly saved him from the Grim Reaper's scythe.
That was why, over more than two hundred years