CH371 Exchanging Wedding Trinkets
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Merlin stepped forward once the vows had been exchanged.
"Exchange trinkets," he announced solemnly.
Alex reached behind him and lifted the small jewellery chest he'd brought along. From it, he drew out three smaller boxes and placed them reverently before the three women.
When they opened the boxes, their eyes brightened with matching smiles —surprise, delight, and affection flickering all at once.
With an approving nod from Drake, Merlin, and Ceasar, Alex shifted forward on his knees and began the exchange himself.
He started with Udara.
For her, Alex presented a pair of tactical fingerless gloves — forged from Earth Drake leather and reinforced with fine metallic inlays and layered runic arrays. The gloves were designed not just for protection, but to amplify a fighter's internal energy flow and striking power.
