The old man nodded to Lycoris when she excused herself, going off to begin the ritual.  None of them paid the former bodyguard any mind as they started to chant the ritual, the small runes written around the princess starting to glow faintly.  The princess herself still had the leather bag over her head, blinding her and muffling any sound she could hear, and from the sounds she was making she was also wearing a gag.<br/><br/>Eventually, as the cultists continued to chant, markings surrounding the ring also began to glow, several thin streams of magic flowing into the band as more of the runes around the princess grew brighter.  Eventually, the ritual drew to a close, the runes fading and burning out as the magic ceased.