Vera exclaimed in surprise. "A void pocket? As if the ring contains a virtual space that doesn't exist in the real world?"

Charlie thought about it, but shook his head. "Not virtual space—it's a higher dimension that was folded into the ring by some masterstroke. There's about three basketball courts worth of space in there."

At a thought, a spirit stone the size of an ostrich's egg appeared in his palm out of nowhere, leaving Vera gaping.

Then, with just a thought, it disappeared back into h