>>6150249“As for the stick, well. You'll have to wait and see tomorrow.” you say a bit teasingly, setting it up there as well. However, you don't also set the hairpiece up as well, instead walking over to your wife with that hand closed.
“What's that?” she asks, you then turning your hand over, opening it. The hair ornament rolled over in your hand, so you flip it, revealing the ornament's gems to be green as well. Not quite emerald, more of a jade color, but it catches the light beautifully. Sparkling, your wife's eyes widen in surprise as she sees it. “Woah.”
“Yeah. Found this as well, going to give it to her along with the stick.” you tell your wife, who clearly thinks this is the better gift than the stick. Taking it up in her hands gingerly, turning it over, she lets out a low whistle.
“And where did you find this?” she asks, you relaying the story of how you found it. Watching her reactions as you do, grinning a bit at the shock on her face when you tell her about the treasure chest mimicking creature. “Hold on. You said this thing could suppress its powerlevel down to that of something smaller than a rat?”
“Yeah, I suspected there was a small animal in the box, not that the box itself was alive. Caught me by surprise, that's for sure.” you reply, then relay how you'd bested it, and these items were born of it. She looks more suspiciously at the hair ornament and the stick, but doesn't question it, instead handing the small, delicate gem-encrusted piece before going over to the closet, opening the sliding door. Revealing that your wife had gone and gotten her granddaughter a suit of armor made in just her size. Complete with undersuit, boots and gloves. “Oh, good choice. I'm sure she'll love it.”
“And it's lightweight, so she'll be able to wear it under her other clothes.” Meloka says, rapping her knuckles against it. “This is the newest weave of the armor, stronger and lighter than all previous versions.”
“That'll definitely keep her safe.” you reply, yawning in exhaustion. “You did good.”
“You too hun.” your wife says, closing the closet and coming to you, flying up to eye level and wrapping her arms around your neck, kissing you passionately. You embrace her, falling back onto the bed and getting lost in each other for several minutes, until the door opens.
cont
