All the 2nd army within the little palace come up with an idea to put their Grisha symbols with the first letter of their name in a bag. Everyone gets to choose and the last one goes to the General after everyone chose since he was talked into it. A...
When I returned to my room I found his reply letter with a box as I looked at it but instead of reading it first I picked up the box and opened it. I was shocked! This was whole new level stuff as I looked at it.
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This is...serious..this doesn't look like any normal ring. I thought
I opened the letter after getting the ring as I knew that there was not a lot I could say at the moment. Still I wanted to read his response now that he'd given me a gift.
A,
You're quite bold to think of the possibility we'd be a couple but I did offer you the chance to have a partner to walk with. The idea that you think so too brings amusement. I would love to see you do this in the night, being right next to you as you call forth the light.
You say I wouldn't have noticed you but I just might have. I was out there with everyone when a group of girls, Tidemaker girls decided to come up and claim to be you. I asked two questions that only the true writer would know. One Tidemaker in particular reacted to these questions and I suspect it was you. Which would mean I know your name and I've seen your face but you could lie and say it wasn't to keep the game going.
There is one Tidemaker who left taking her Kefta, retired to get married. Amara Cortez, I remember her well after she'd been in service for so long. I assume she's your mother and if you are who I think you are. Then you remind me of her except your eyes blue as the sea.
I think that would be a great meeting spot but I want to keep this going so I've decided to give you a gift. I want you to wear it when we meet, I want people to know you are already going to be with someone. People will talk about it since it will show you are mine.
General Kirigan
I felt my face heat up at his words and that he knew who I was, what I looked like knowing I did do all those things. I ran to Baghra's hut to be away from it but I could deny it. I had nothing to give him. Not one thing so I decided to do something else as I got my sketchbook and I decided to give him something only I could do. I kept the image of him in my mind like I did when I was drawing the stag. It took time before I finally finished as I smiled but then noticed it might be a bit too detailed. I looked in my vanity mirror as I knew I'd always been mesmerized by him that I always took a good look when he was around to keep his image known.
I decided that it was good enough as I started to write my letter to him knowing that it would not do me any good to ignore him. I picked up the ring first though as I looked at it again and I took it out to see which of my fingers it would fit. I was surprised that it actually fit my ring finger the one that would be where an engagement ring would go if I were.
I can't wear this in public...but I can't not wear it either. I thought
Despite my judgement I kept it on with a sense of knowing what it was meant for and right now my friends would squeal if they knew. I focused on the writing at hand as I looked at the paper.
