"The last place," Nigredo repeated, staring down at the accessory with a blank face. That must have been disheartening, even if Senna probably didn't hold quite the same experience. He regretted the previous reaction for a few seconds before throwing the emotion away with a shrug. They were both alive; the humor wasn't unwarranted. "I'm here so it's fine. The whole thing was kind of funny in hindsight anyway." Guess she had to have been there.

The additional information Senna provided was intriguing, however, and Nigredo's attention instantly moved. For instance, she said she could "pop" around without a ring. Did she have the ability to teleport? "So you can do the same thing?" he asked, curious.

The boy glanced over the groove of where the red gem used to be, his mind processing the utilization of blood to restore it. Indeed, this fact made the item more than a simple token of friendship. Already, he could find more than one possibility for such a thing. "Handy is an understatement. Where did you get this ring?"