[He didn't think she'd pick the small one first!! Although in hindsight he should have kept it hidden and saved it for last from the start...no, actually it shouldn't have mattered and up until that point it didn't, but somehow he got a sudden flare of nerves when she picked if first of all things.
Bit ridiculous, he knows, yet...
Anyway, he just pulls back the rest to give her more space.]
Go ahead. Just don't swing it around too much.
[A wry joke, perhaps a hint?
And once she undoes the ribbon tying the box together and open it, she will find a new rapier resting within, the steel having a tinge of blue and the handle with an intricate yet elegant design.]
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Bit ridiculous, he knows, yet...
Anyway, he just pulls back the rest to give her more space.]
Go ahead. Just don't swing it around too much.
[A wry joke, perhaps a hint?
And once she undoes the ribbon tying the box together and open it, she will find a new rapier resting within, the steel having a tinge of blue and the handle with an intricate yet elegant design.]