Sarah's laughter rang out at that, lighthearted and utterly amused. "That's my boy," she said, clearly fond, and then squeezed the hand with the signet. There was still a part to explain.
"It's not just for show," she said, running her thumb over the ring. "I know you haven't been happy about being entirely out of touch when I'm there, when you're so used to me being there in all your senses all the time, no matter how far away I am. Sometimes I will have to go by myself, just because I can't drag you away from L.A. every time I leave, so I wanted to make that easier for you."
She tapped the ring, smiling up at him. "This ring is connected to me. In part, to my pendant, but even if the pendant is off, it's still connected to me through my magic." It had taken weeks of time, since she first thought of it, time spent in the Labyrinth utilizing the time difference to give herself longer to work, especially when potential months had been narrowed to weeks.
"You still won't be able to have all if this constantly when I'm gone, as it's not a continuously open connection," she said, contemplative. Perhaps someday she would understand how to make these portal-type things seamless, how to take two realities with vastly different concepts of how time moved and link them so they were connected while time continued to move so differently, but for now, this would work, "and it'll have to be activated by you thinking about it, but you can check in as much or as little as you want."
It was there she hesitated. Having uncharted depths of power in this world at her disposal, a depth that increased unknown times over when she was in the Underground, still didn't mean she had all the answers or all the control. Much of what she could do was by her will alone, it didn't need wands or incantations or rituals, but it was hard to define will in known places, especially when she was still learning so much.
"At least, I think so," she said, upper teeth toying with her bottom lip. "I hope so, actually. I'm not sure, because I didn't have as long to do this as I originally thought, and it's possible – maybe even likely – that I messed it up, but I'd have ruined my surprise if we'd tested it, so if it doesn't work, I'll try again and ma-"