The legend of Jaknana had said something about his wisdom was always in the way of "right" so she chooses the right table. But, since this stone tomb is hundreds of years old, and no one has been able to accomplish what she had, it couldn't be as easy as picking the ring up. Taking a spool of spider wire from her backpack, she uses a common fishing hook and runs her line to the ring. Standing in the corridor, she flicks the hook across the ring snagging it and making it fly through the air to her. Just as she had suspected, the ancient builders of the tomb had booby trapped it and thousands of gallons of water were released above the ceiling making it crush down into the room. It would have flattened anyone inside instantly. Then the collected rain water drained away and allowed the ceiling to raise again "resetting" the trap. The next time it rained, it would be ready to go again. "Inventive," she acknowledged. Then looked at the other ring...
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