The book

"Hopefully, we can track it down. It might be useful for Ty when we eventually find where he went. But for now, I will focus on retrieving his finger," Elithira said.

"Also, even if the sword is turned to stone, we will go ahead and retrieve it regardless of its state.

Todd tilted his head, a bit confused. "Why is that?"

"Well, it's simply because if the person who wielded it is dead, it is likely that my father has processed their soul, or they are actually serving in his grand army and can de-stone it with his soul essence, or if he's in the latter of what I mentioned."

"I see, that makes sense, I suppose. So when are we going to meet King Griswald to get the skeleton finger?"

"First thing in the morning. I will be going by myself, actually. It seems he's being protective over it for some reason."

"Ah, I see. That is odd. Any reason in particular? And you aren't worried he will try to pull something?" Todd asked, concerned.