The Pope's Power

Ning looked into the blue eyes of the somewhat young-looking man who stood before him.

"How do you know that I do not have any treasures?" Ning asked. "How will you check the powers that I have?"

The pope pointed to the hat that he wore, with a golden band around it with gems studded into it. "This is a treasure sensing and disarming every treasure in a large area. I could tell since the moment you arrived in this place that the young lady and the young man behind there owned treasures."

"Even though the young man hasn't brought it here today, I can sense its aura on him through this hat, and I know that the young lady currently owns a treasure on herself as well."

"But if you attempt to use it right now, you will find yourself unable to do so. That is the power of my hat. All treasures in my vicinity become inert and nothing more than decoration."

Jasmine touched her ring softly and felt surprised at the Pope's words.