"Me too! Give me a glowing stone!"
"And me! I'm the best at digging holes!"
Their expressions changed in an instant. They cheered and hopped over, jumping excitedly around Anvil's feet. All their previous hostility vanished into thin air.
The moment they finished speaking, the Black Copper Ring in Anvil's hand flashed with an oily sheen before the light quickly receded into it.
Finally, with a soft "POOF," it turned into a small pinch of fine, black metal dust and slipped through Anvil's fingers.
Anvil looked at his empty palm and explained, "The spirit of the contract has responded. It has connected these little ones to your will."
"Unless one party is completely destroyed, or you actively dissolve the contract, this connection will last forever. The ring itself was just the physical form of the contract's spirit. Once the agreement was made, its mission was complete."
