Bands of Family

~Chapter 79~

Mae waited patiently at the counter as the prominent Jeweler, a Ji'vie of great stature, retrieved a large box from the cabinet behind him, setting it out before her with the care of a father to a newborn child.

"Thank you for completing my order so quickly. I know I didn't give you as much time as you would have like," she remarked, the jeweler turning the box to her as he lifted the lid.

"Time is but an illusion, dear Mae." He spoke with a slow easy tempo, his words smooth and enticing to the ear. "I found it pleasing to forge these for you; an honor to work under your constraint. How could I have refused after you brought to me such an exquisite crystal of rare quality?"