"Yes, that is my dagger. That is given to all the royals. The pommel carries two big round rubies that are shaped and encrusted in a way that the hold on the dagger is easy. In my palace, only I possess it. It is a sign of royalty. And Aed Ruad wants it… badly. It was stolen from my room almost two years back after they caught Iskra. I thought that it was Aed Ruad who had taken it. But I was afraid to ask him about it because I knew that he wanted to acquire it and that if it was missing, he would only get another chance to torture me if that wasn't the case." She took in a heavy breath. "But I was stunned to know that Nyles had stolen it…" Her sadness returned. "Her actions have grieved me…"
"Do those rubies signify anything?"
She drew a lazy circle around over the shirt on his chest. "The Royal Crest of Vilinski contains an image of a winged lion holding a dagger. The lion holds this dagger."
"So these rubies don't have any significance?"
