<p>The anime covers the encounter with the water spirit in episode nine of season one.</p>
<p>While asking the spirit about getting the ingredient (a part of her body), Montmorency informs Saito that the spirit is immortal, and so has a different perception of time. After later learning that she is seeking the ring of Andvari, Saito immediately promises to find and return the ring.</p>
<p>Guiche mocks him, saying a spirit won't trust some non-mage commoner it's never met. The spirit immediately agrees, saying that Gandalfr has kept his promises before, so he can be trusted. She hands over the ingredient in the same action.</p>
<p>At this stage they do not know what &quot;Gandalfr&quot; really is, but the mission is accomplished. When Montmorency questions him why he would so casually agree to it, saying how he'll find it one day, he points out that since the spirit is immortal it won't really mind if it takes years for him to complete the quest.</p>
<p>The ring remains unreturned in the novels. You can expect it to remain that way forevermore:</p>
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<p>We regret to report that Zero no Tsukaima's creator has passed away from his long battle with cancer. May he find rest in Halkeginia.</p>
<p>Noboru Yamaguchi R.I.P </p>
<p>11/2/72-4/4/13</p>
</blockquote>

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zibadawa timmy
<p>I just finished watching all four seasons of Zero no Tsukaima, I don't know if I missed something, but I couldn't find an answer to this question.  </p>

<p>After the battle at Lagdorian Lake (at episode 9, season 1), Saito promised to give back the Ring of Andvari to the Holy Water Spirit in exchange for "the tear of a water elemental", that was needed to create an antidote.</p>

<p>This ring was with Sheffield at first place, but after she loses it, who take possession of it? Was it ever returned to the Water spirit? </p>

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I believe it has not been returned yet, even in the novels. I remember people saying this was Saito being a bit clever: the spirit is immortal, or at least very long-lived, and correspondingly willing to wait quite a long time. So Saito could return it arbitrarily far in the future with no problem. He could even die and wait for a future Gandalfr to coincidentally return it. This may have been fan speculation, though, but if true maybe this will jog someone's memory enough to find a source. Possibly it was in the anime.
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What happened to the Ring of Andvari?
# What happened to the Ring of Andvari?
Posted by: username_0 on 2014-10-23
I just finished watching all four seasons of Zero no Tsukaima, I don't know if I missed something, but I couldn't find an answer to this question.

After the battle at Lagdorian Lake (at episode 9, season 1), Saito promised to give back the Ring of Andvari to the Holy Water Spirit in exchange for "the tear of a water elemental", that was needed to create an antidote.

This ring was with Sheffield at first place, but after she loses it, who take possession of it? Was it ever returned to the Water spirit?
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I believe it has not been returned yet, even in the novels. I remember people saying this was Saito being a bit clever: the spirit is immortal, or at least very long-lived, and correspondingly willing to wait quite a long time. So Saito could return it arbitrarily far in the future with no problem. He could even die and wait for a future Gandalfr to coincidentally return it. This may have been fan speculation, though, but if true maybe this will jog someone's memory enough to find a source. Possibly it was in the anime.  
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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-10-29. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
The anime covers the encounter with the water spirit in episode nine of season one.

While asking the spirit about getting the ingredient (a part of her body), Montmorency informs Saito that the spirit is immortal, and so has a different perception of time. After later learning that she is seeking the ring of Andvari, Saito immediately promises to find and return the ring.

Guiche mocks him, saying a spirit won't trust some non-mage commoner it's never met. The spirit immediately agrees, saying that Gandalfr has kept his promises before, so he can be trusted. She hands over the ingredient in the same action.

At this stage they do not know what "Gandalfr" really is, but the mission is accomplished. When Montmorency questions him why he would so casually agree to it, saying how he'll find it one day, he points out that since the spirit is immortal it won't really mind if it takes years for him to complete the quest.

The ring remains unreturned in the novels. You can expect it to remain that way forevermore:

> We regret to report that Zero no Tsukaima's creator has passed away from his long battle with cancer. May he find rest in Halkeginia.
>
> Noboru Yamaguchi R.I.P
>
> 11/2/72-4/4/13
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