Markus listened carefully, taking in what she was saying as he contemplated. He watched as Emily looked towards the large cat and once more thought about just how well it knew what was going on. He could understand why quality mattered—copper was better for wires than lead, for instance. But he would have to do many, many more tests with magic to determine what, if anything, mattered there if there wasn't already a book on the subject.
“ahhh,” Markus started, realizing what she meant. “I don't mean the pendant is of bad make. It is quite beautiful; Victoria spent a pretty penny on it. I just mean... you know...” Markus paused, realizing that he was about to talk from a place of privilege, and he didn't know what sort of life Emily came from. “Pewter is often thought of as... lesser. Cheap. Like how diamonds are thought of as classy. But, if you think we should use something more durable like steel...” Markus said, a bit embarrassed, hoping he was clarifying.
He knew Victoria had spent much of her paycheck buying him that gift, looking for the best makes at the renfair. It was one of her first purchases with her own money and not her trust fund. She had been so sad that she had to get pewter instead of silver. Markus had told her he loved it anyway, and he meant it. It wasn't her fault he had it attached to a multi-hundred dollar silver chain.
“ahhh,” Markus started, realizing what she meant. “I don't mean the pendant is of bad make. It is quite beautiful; Victoria spent a pretty penny on it. I just mean... you know...” Markus paused, realizing that he was about to talk from a place of privilege, and he didn't know what sort of life Emily came from. “Pewter is often thought of as... lesser. Cheap. Like how diamonds are thought of as classy. But, if you think we should use something more durable like steel...” Markus said, a bit embarrassed, hoping he was clarifying.
He knew Victoria had spent much of her paycheck buying him that gift, looking for the best makes at the renfair. It was one of her first purchases with her own money and not her trust fund. She had been so sad that she had to get pewter instead of silver. Markus had told her he loved it anyway, and he meant it. It wasn't her fault he had it attached to a multi-hundred dollar silver chain.