"That's a … ," the sprites chorused. They were all flabbergasted with Elliot's gift.
Elliot shoved his gift into Rania's hand. She then opened it to reveal a very beautiful silver ring with a large blue diamond at its center, surrounded by smaller white diamonds all around it.
Rania opened her mouth as if to say something, then closed it again. She suddenly remembered Zeid's confession before. Just a few more months and it will be a year now from the day that they have been captured. Almost a year … that Zeid died and she couldn't even visit his grave. Was he even properly buried? What about his parents? Were they doing okay? And her family, too, and friends, and everyone she knew of. Were they all still alive?
The ring that Zeid offered her when he proposed, a pink diamond ring, she wasn't even able to hold it for a second.
