alear deserves better

[painfell]

( do we need a catchall?? too bad. catchall for alear and griss. )

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[lyration]

[Alear has always kept the Pact Ring close to her; she always does. She keeps it wrapped up and on her person, as a precious memory and something to share with others, should the day come. It's cultural significance isn't lost on her, but Alear wants to derive her own meaning from it.

And...

She doesn't know if she's found it, but she's found someone she wants to give it to. That's meaning enough, right?

She only pulls away to grab something out of her pocket; what she holds out to him is a wrapped up box. A little messily wrapped, but still enough to carefully secure it's contents.]

Now, you're not allowed to open this until we've won, okay? I'm gonna hold you to it. But...when we win, you can unwrap it and come talk to me. Does that sound fine to you?

[painfell]

[A box? It's not large enough to hold a weapon or a tome, and Griss moves to open it—

But Alear's words stop him, and though he makes a face, he doesn't go back to trying to open it.]

You're gonna make me wait? Should'a just given it to me later...

[But he sighs and lifts his shoulders a bit in a half-hearted shrug.]

But fine. I'll wait, only 'cause you asked so nicely.

[...just ignore that he's holding that box with all the care in the world despite his dismissive tone.]

[lyration]

[Yeah, yeah, she didn't see it and she isn't smirking slightly. Nope. Not at all, all in your imagination.]

I appreciate it, Griss. Just think of it as something else to look forward to, when our battle is finally won.

[Because it will be, and soon. Alear has a pretty strong feeling about that.]