[ WP ] `` You may have one wish granted . '' `` I want all my debts cleared . '' `` How much do you owe ? '' `` You misunderstand . My debts are not monetary . ''

Gehenna left the crypt, her prize in hand. As thieves went, she was second to none. She covered her head and began walking. The bazaar was long closed by now and the courtyard, normally filled with merchants and goods and noise, was simply a wide open expanse covered in sand. Reaching the inn, she went around, to where the camels were tied. Careful not to disturb the sleeping animals, she climbed the nearby tree and entered her room through the open window. 
 
 Safely back inside, she shut the window and lit a lamp. She took out the ring she'd found in the crypt and studied it in the light before putting it ring on her finger. She turned it clockwise, and read aloud the inscription. 
 
 She saw nothing. 
 
 `` Why --'' 
 
 `` I am the genie of the ring.'' The voice seemed to come from all directions. `` What is your wish, Master?'' 
 
 For a moment, Gehenna was overcome with the urge to wish for a different life, one where she was n't alone. She pushed it aside. This was more important. Besides, she was better off alone. 
 
 Heart pounding, she whispered, `` Cl-Clear my debt.'' 
 
 `` Very well, how much do you owe the moneychangers?'' 
 
 `` You misunderstand, my debt is not monetary.'' 
 
 `` What then?'' 
 
 `` Years ago, when I was a young girl, I found myself starving, abandoned in the streets. I wandered, alone until a poor young couple found me. They let me come into their home and cared for me. But, after everything, I was mistrustful. I took a little bit of money and fled in the night. I've felt guilty ever since. I've gone back there many times since, but I've never seen them. The neighbors say they do n't know the people I mean. Now that I have you, I want to pay my debt to them, finally.'' 
 
 The genie left the ring on a gust of wind, before returning a few moments later. In its absence, the golden ring shone black. 
 
 `` It is done.'' 
 
 A shadow appeared in the lamplight. Turning behind her, Gehenna saw a young child, dressed in rags. 
 
 `` What is this?'' 
 
 `` The couple were killed three days back. This is their orphan.'' 
 
 `` Oh.''
