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It’s the one that belonged to ue that day

The ring is ave it today It is extreem called turquoise and the brown is wood, both rare raved inside the band, and then, when Bay and I were born, he had our nah the floodgates, Bay wore this ring every day

Was she wearing it the day she went Above?

I can’t re valuable with you when you choose the Above Only the clothes on your back So did so it to the deepone before then?

Could Bay have sold it?

I shiver and stare, trying tobe a counterfeit, like the dirt sold in bottles? If so, it’s a perfect replica, and the closer I look, the nize that silver band inlaid ood and blue stone, s

"It’s not for sale," says the older woe, burly lares atis mine," I say "It was my mother’s"

"What makes you think that?" she asks

"It has the name Oceana carved inside the band," I say "And my name Rio And my sister’s naravings while she earing it"

"This ring did indeed belong to Oceana the Minister," the woman says She speaks my mother’s name with a touch of reverence, the way Elinor did earlier "You’re right about that"

"And it should be ht now to the temple, and every priest there would vouch for hter"

"I’m sorry," the woman says "But I paid for it If the boy who sold it to me stole it from you, then you need to take it up with hihtIf he was a thief, that’s not my fault, but I will sell it back to you if you can come up with the money I won’t even raise the price" She see so fair

"But as the boy?" I ask

"He didn’t give a na Handsome He looked well-off"

The description could be any of dozens of people in Atlantia, but it alsoit to you?"

"Two days before the anniversary of the Divide," she says "I relad to have it It’s a beautiful piece and serves its purpose nicely"