[What an unusual look on Yuri's face — such surprise over a passing kindness that amounts to nothing at all. It leaves Dimitri with an even more sour feeling about this Deklan character than he'd had before, and it already wasn't a sweet one.
But then Yuri extends a hand, offering him the necklace back, and he raises his own palm-out in a gently negating gesture.]
It wasn't given with the expectation of anything in return. Please. But I...I understand how such a thing might cause trouble for you, in the eyes of your intended. Of course he would prefer to adorn you with jewels himself, rather than see you in those from another, regardless of how respectfully they may have been given.
["Alexandre the soldier" speaks like a diplomat, choosing careful words like a master chef chooses seasonings. If he cared about maintaining his facade right now, he might realize he'd made a mistake.
He doesn't care right now. This isn't the time for caring about things like that.]
Keep it and sell it. You outshine the beauty of the jewels already, and perhaps its value can be of more use to you than its appearance.
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[What an unusual look on Yuri's face — such surprise over a passing kindness that amounts to nothing at all. It leaves Dimitri with an even more sour feeling about this Deklan character than he'd had before, and it already wasn't a sweet one.
But then Yuri extends a hand, offering him the necklace back, and he raises his own palm-out in a gently negating gesture.]
It wasn't given with the expectation of anything in return. Please. But I...I understand how such a thing might cause trouble for you, in the eyes of your intended. Of course he would prefer to adorn you with jewels himself, rather than see you in those from another, regardless of how respectfully they may have been given.
["Alexandre the soldier" speaks like a diplomat, choosing careful words like a master chef chooses seasonings. If he cared about maintaining his facade right now, he might realize he'd made a mistake.
He doesn't care right now. This isn't the time for caring about things like that.]
Keep it and sell it. You outshine the beauty of the jewels already, and perhaps its value can be of more use to you than its appearance.