[It seems Leo fails to grasp the implication of that comment, given that he neither responds nor takes a step back, but that's largely because of his curiosity. He watches Rin take the object and clean it off with a napkin. An eye ridge raises again. What could possibly be so interesting in a room like this? Some sort of... offering?]
[Then she rises, and Leonardo catches a glint of red flashing between her fingers under the dim firelight. Surprised, Leo squints at the splash of vibrant color, stark in the castle's otherwise bleak tones. It looks like... a gem. And it's pretty big, too. That would make it valuable in the human world. What's it doing in a place like this?]
[Leonardo hesitates a bit on his next question, not wanting to seem foolish. He's not exactly an expert on gemstones.]
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[Then she rises, and Leonardo catches a glint of red flashing between her fingers under the dim firelight. Surprised, Leo squints at the splash of vibrant color, stark in the castle's otherwise bleak tones. It looks like... a gem. And it's pretty big, too. That would make it valuable in the human world. What's it doing in a place like this?]
[Leonardo hesitates a bit on his next question, not wanting to seem foolish. He's not exactly an expert on gemstones.]
Is that a ruby?