"Nervousness is a shared feeling. I actually prefer not to have to deal with the crowds and attention. I am not accustom to the attention as are others of higher standing in the Empire." He would say in a calm tone as he made sure the gift was proper to have maximum effect. He would dust off some dirt that had come from riding in the satchel as he held it. Thinking about the stones inside made him a little more confident than it should have as he stood there. "Crowds and attention are not exactly things I desire but I know I will have to learn to handle that as time goes on." He said keeping his tone soft to be able to keep his calm about himself and not seem overly eager to the point of turning her away.<br/><br/>When she began to open the gift, Tychus had a slight smirk on his face believing that she would enjoy such a treasure. His hopes came from others having quite a strong positive reaction to such a gift but when her face twisted a bit in disgust, the wind inside of him was taken as he felt a rock flop firmly in his stomach. The air around them seemed to go sour a bit as she eyed the trinket and Tychus was now feeling that maybe he had just offended the entire world with his gift. With his nerves and emotions in check, he would let the smirk slide from his face but did not outwardly show his worry. This gift seemed to hold the potential to turn everything upside down and that was only affirmed with her question. His heart sank further as he could feel the pity in her tone.<br/><br/>"It is a Dragon Fire necklace. Chosen as both a link to our union and your connection to the dragons. The gold in the necklace was to be a piece of the empire and the stones were to be a piece of yours." Tychus was now a bit worried as he stood there. His belief was that the stones were just as natural as the earth. They had always been told that such gems were mined from deep within the highland mountains. It was not known of their true origin but the king loved the stones and coveted many different variations of the stones. The confusion would begin to settle on his face as he began to realize that there was something more to these stones than he was told of.<br/><br/>"Is there something wrong with them, Princess Ariah?" Tychus asked as he now stood straight and braced himself for what was to come whether it was harsh or not. He looked to the trees a moment to gain the confidence that they were still alone before looking back to her. The disgust she had shown and the question from her lips was something he had not even imagined in this moment. He would settle his mind into one moment and that was if he needed to fight, he would do so. The loss of his life would not be left in vain since his soldiers would no doubt come with all the king's wrath to take the land and the dragons that were housed there. He would not put a hand to his weapon just yet but kept it at the ready just in case.