The ritual was complete, and many Three Rings Wizards heaved a sigh of relief.
Although the difficulty of this ritual magic was not significant, its consumption was astonishingly high. Even though Richard had pledged not to hold responsible any wizards for mistakes made, any wizard would harbor resentment if such a costly spell went awry during their performance.
Among the wizards present, none had any enmity or grievance with Richard; in fact, they could hardly afford to offend Richard if they wished to foster good relations with him.
Fortunately, the ritual proceeded smoothly.
Richard bowed slightly to the wizards, "I appreciate everyone's help this time. If there's anything you need my assistance with in the future, feel free to ask."
Although the wizards present verbally agreed, they all secretly smiled about it internally.
Such pleasantries exchanged at the ritual were not taken seriously by anyone present.
