That night, the Twin Iris Totem spun frantically within Erin de Merovingian's pupils. Under the searing burn of the Runes, the parts of her body that had turned to metal briefly reverted to flesh and blood.
She grabbed the Astrological Compass from the table, its needle jumping erratically between seven coordinates, among them the Louvre Museum, Aachen Cathedral, and the Istanbul Basilica Cistern.
As the third crescent moon ascended to the top of the stained-glass window, Erin let out a muffled groan and collapsed to the floor. Trembling, she retrieved a Bronze Ring inlaid with Obsidian from a hidden compartment in the altar—it was the Abandoned King's Seal Ring, worn by the first Merovingian Grand Duke at his coronation.
