Two days later, a small group of individuals gathered in Galen's back yard. Lydia had spent most of the previous day in bed, recovering from the soreness and fatigue but today she felt fine and everyone wanted to get this last chore over with.
Jason used a hand trowel to stir the mixture of water and cement in the plastic bucket one last time.
"We're sure we shouldn't just destroy the ring?" Galen asked Ben Montoya, who had returned in time to help.
"We went over all that on the phone yesterday," Ben reminded them. "Breaking the ring could set the demon free. And nobody wants that."
"Right." Galen and Lydia spoke as one.
Jason laughed and shook his head at Ben. "They do that all the time."
"So we're ready?" Galen asked the others.
Jason nodded. "We've added the additional instructions inside the scroll case. And I jammed the mechanism where the ring is to make it that much more difficult for anyone to ever find it."