"Is this about the Sole Ring? I thought your family had taken care of that matter," Matthews asked, her sharp gaze flicking between Delores and Janice. She knew that, aside from the nobles lusting after the Sole Ring, no one would be desperate enough to attack a direct descendant of the McSuile family in their territory.
At Matthews' words, Janice's cheeks reddened with guilt. She hesitated before admitting, "I was planning to lock the ring away in the family's treasure vault for good… but I started having doubts. I think it's less of a cursed item and more of a cursed tool—one with a powerful dormant curse on it. I wanted to study it for a while before sealing it away, but… I got busy and forgot."
Delores sighed but didn't dwell on Janice's mistake. Instead, she voiced her real concern. "That's not the issue right now," she said, her tone serious. "What I want to know is—how did they find out that you didn't lock it away like the family agreed with Duke Lambert III?"
