"I'm sorry, the Griffon, the Bastet, and the other cursed object got away." Tezka said with his best remorseful expression. "I did my best, but they had a mage tower on their side. Did you know that?"
Lith's face was a stone mask, and everyone was a liar skilled enough not to let much transpire from their expressions. Alas, Solus was new to her Divine Beast body, and her tail whipping the air was quite the tell.
"I'll take that as a yes." Tezka laughed, making her scaled face burst into flames in embarrassment. "Congratulations on awakening your bloodline, kid. Sorry for not saying it earlier, but we were both kind of busy."
"What about the ring?" Lith asked, glad that the Suneater didn't pry further.
"There you go." Tezka handed the small piece of metal to Lith, who checked it for any lingering trace of magic and found none. "She's dead."
"Do you mind if I keep it?" Lith asked as he collected the equipment of the dead Upyrs and the Adamant shields of the fallen golems.
