Amon waited for Nao Mei, whose face still showed surprise.
He didn't keep the battle puppets outside for long. He stored them back into his black space ring before some other villagers wandered close.
"Where do you keep them?" Nao Pei asked. "Is it that black ring? Elder Nao Xin said they had confiscated your space rings. She said the remaining black ring is only a normal ring."
"Did she now?" Amon replied without bothering to explain. His eyes remained on Nao Mei.
Nao Mei seemed to snap back to reality only after the battle puppets were gone. She looked between Amon and Nao Pei with uncertainty. Finally, she said, "Are you sure we can live in the world outside?"
