He did try to taste Celica's, but she was just like "you might choke, so let's keep that a mystery". Probably licked another ring sometime in-between bond conversations
@@MidnightCapricorn2696 SPOILER: . . . . After Alears rebirth as an Emblem, Brunets wake-up-duty be like "An Emblem Ring, in reach at last. [He's/She's] sleeping. Just one... good... lick... D-Divine Dragon! Y-You felt something tickling your fingers?! Oh, right. There was an ant. I-I... was gonna eat it for you! That's why my face was down there! Nothing else! Ants are tasty, you know?"