'Yeah, this thing is pretty much useless without the rune,' he concluded after not sensing anything.
He even broke the stand, half expecting it might unleash a curse, but nothing happened at all.
'Is that it? Is there any treasure here?' he mused inwardly as he started searching for more, hoping that he would uncover another one aside from the runes.
In movies, places like this would contain a lot of hidden treasure.
However—
After a thorough search of every corner, he sighed in disappointment.
'All that effort for nothing' he muttered, kicking a small pile of debris. 'I guess not everything can be like the movies.'
He took one last look around the place, ensuring he hadn't missed anything. Seeing that there was nothing left to find, he decided to leave.
With a wide motion of his wings, he flew toward the opening in the ceiling.
