Rubiella's heart pounded loudly. She could her own heart beating in her ears.
Hansel gave her a gentle smile and opened the small black box.
Oh.
Rubiella's eyes opened wide in surprise.
It wasn't a ring which she had expected. But it was the most beautiful necklace she had ever seen in her life. The pendant was shaped into a heart with gold and in its center were two gems - an emerald and a ruby. Rubiella smiled. The emerald was a vivid dark green just like his eyes and the ruby obviously symbolized her. At the bottom of the two gems was a small diamond. Diamonds were very expensive because the closest diamond mine was five kingdoms away thus making it a very expensive and rare commodity.
"You have my heart, my lady," Hansel said.
Rubiella couldn't help but smile widely.
"This is so beautiful. How much does this cost?!" Rubiella exclaimed.
"A gentleman never tells," Hansel said.
