[There's a lengthy pause when he's offered a tiny glittering spark of crimson. It might be insulting to many, such a small gem for what must be so much hard work!
Lahabrea is not one of these people. Garnets were maybe not the most expensive gem, but he was partial to the entire family, and size was rarely as important as the work put into it. A gift is a gift - and not to be scorned. After a long moment it's plucked up between capped talons and set on the table on one of the many white cloths, where it gleams under the half-dozen lights he'd had set up.]
Mm. Your craftsmanship, or something you picked up?
[Either was honestly about the same in its regard.]
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Lahabrea is not one of these people. Garnets were maybe not the most expensive gem, but he was partial to the entire family, and size was rarely as important as the work put into it. A gift is a gift - and not to be scorned. After a long moment it's plucked up between capped talons and set on the table on one of the many white cloths, where it gleams under the half-dozen lights he'd had set up.]
Mm. Your craftsmanship, or something you picked up?
[Either was honestly about the same in its regard.]