He pocketed a couple rings, before nodding. "Fair enough, was worried we had come back and both the others were busy hiding their sacrificial knives and cultist robes and stuff.<br/><br/>And whose hands would you suggest holding it? Oh, I know, how about the Queen's? Or maybe the Lady's? Or better yet, how about Leanansidhe, I haven't seen her in a bit, or my recent rescuees for that matter, so I should arrive bearing gifts. No? Alright, I was just thinking aloud.<br/><br/>Oh, right, wanna come with me to the Court function where the Queen announces our triumph over the mage overlord? No? Didn't think so."<br/><br/>He headed back to the home, keeping the artifact in a real pouch of his backpack rather than an extra-dimensional one, now that he knew it was likely intelligent and used him to see what was going on around it. He did wonder what Aurelia would make of his plan to let Flute hold onto it while he was at home, as trying to keep the Fae from swiping it would be an exercise in folly and failure for him.