Magic in the Rings

I never did learn how to use magic, and until know I never really cared. Now that my grandpa has passed away, I'm on my own I've got to make it on my own. My grandpa left me very little. I have 5,000 jewels and a ring. The ring has a small heart on it. My grandpa always told me the ring had power, but i wasn't sure what that meant. I had heard people talk of rings that held magic and if this is one of them I should try to find out what it does and how to use it. The first place to start is to ask a friend of mine. He knows more about magic then I do and is able to get information better then myself. I go to his place.

"Hey Hio you here?" I yell as I walk in.

"Yeah in the back room" I walk to the back room. "What's up Gnato?"

I pull the ring out of my pocket and show him. "I have this ring my grandpa left me and I was wondering if you could tell me anything about it?" handing him the ring.

"I've seen something like this before, it's a charm ring. It lets the wearer coerce someone into to doing something, almost like a mind control."

"So your telling me i can just control people?" I said sounding more excited then I should have.

"Not necessarily. If the person your trying to charm knows your have the ability to then it'll have no effect" he clarrified. "But also be super careful with this man, these magics are illegal, and you could get yourself in a lot of trouble." he handed me the ring back.

"So what do I do then? Should I turn it over then?" I ask as I take the ring back and slip it into my pocket.

"To be honest, I wouldn't. You've got so little jewel, so use it to better yourself, just be very careful."

He was right. Maybe I get some food. or a little extra money. But I shouldn't use it to much or to recklessly. "So I guess I'll be going to the shops then. Test out what it can do. Thanks a lot man, I'll give you an up date of how it works." I shouted as I walked out.

I made my way to the shops. Keeping the ring in my pocket just in case someone else knew of the ring. As I walk through the crowd I start to look at stands. Fruit, vegetables, Weapons, all kinds of stalls housing all kinds of items. So to test it out i walked up to a fruit stand and slid the ring onto my finger and picked up a fruit. "How much for 2 of these?" I ask as i hold up a small fruit.

"40 Jewels a piece" the small old woman behind the stand answered. Well lets see where this gets me. I look right at the lady and adjust the ring.

"How about you give it to me for free instead?" I say nervously clutching my fist. Hoping that's all i have to do to get this to work. She looks at me confused for one second. Then I see her eyes shift, then she smiles.

"Of course dear" That's all she said. She just sat there looking at me. Did it work? I smiles and picked up another fruit and turned and walked away. Waiting for her to say something to me as i walk off with two fruits in hand. But she never did. It worked. She just gave me the fruit. I smiled as i bit into the fruit. This could be awesome. I could get so much stuff with this. I might not have to work either, I'll just use it on my landlord, and the shop keepers. As long as they don't know I'm using it I'll be fine. I laugh to myself. I can't believe my grandpa had this ring.

As I'm lost thinking about all the things i can get something catches out the corner of my eye. A small stand with just a bunch of magic item laying there in a pile. Looks like he has all manner of item. I turn to look at his wares.

He has a lot of cool stuff here. A cool looking sword, a couple old looking books, a coupe silver keys, and a ring. "A ring?" I think to myself. What if its a magic ring like the one I have? I walk over and pick it up to get a better look.