The Seer's Ring

Esthertia Windly has a soulmate. Everyone does. Everyone knows this, all thanks to a little ring on their finger that activates when one comes of age. These little rings guide the person to their other half.

Esthertia frowned at her ring. But something isn't right.
If your soulmate is dead, your ring turns black and fades to dust. Everyone knows that. Esthertia knows that.

“So, why hasn't my ring faded yet?”