[Pocket's fine. Heck, they could look for cord later, if hanging it around his neck was more comfortable for Watanuki.

Also Watanuki shouldn't overthink why that ring was important. Sure, the Welsh Dragon was the crest of Artoria Pendragon and it was one of the tokens Merlin used to go around the kingdom and bypass certain restrictions and whatnot, but up until the moment he grabbed it off the shelf it wasn't enchanted in any meaningful way. Of course, if anyone happened to sense Merlin's magic on it and think Watanuki was an apprentice, that suited Merlin just fine unless that other person happened to be Morgan le Fay or the Lady of the Lake since that might get Watanuki into a spot of trouble.

Well, whatever. He hasn't seen either of the two since he got himself stuck in Avalon, and Merlin didn't expect to see them any time soon.]

I did, yes. For a while, it was just an endless field of flowers. [And a gated wall.] However, resting on the ground loses its novelty pretty fast, and I thought to myself, 'might as well.'

[Since then, the tower had gained other uses. The twisted shapes of its base and roof above the observational deck weren't accidental.

Interestingly enough: there were actual steps this time at the end of the corridor, leading down to the courtyard.]