But just as all the girls were crowding around Nala, cooing and gasping over how elegantly the engagement ring shimmered on her finger—its gemstone catching the moonlight with a fire like starlight locked in crystal, Cassius, who had stepped slightly aside to watch them with a satisfied smile—suddenly blinked, his brows lifting.
"Oh, oh! Damn, I totally forgot!" He said, clapping his hands together in sudden realization.
The girls paused mid-swoon. Nala slithered halfway around Skadi and turned toward him, her eyes suspiciously wide. "Forgot...what?"
"I've got one more thing to give you, Nala." Cassius grinned. "I meant to do it earlier, right after the first ring, but then things got all kissy and teary, and I got caught up in the moment. But when I saw that tail of yours wiggling around just now, it reminded me."
"Another gift?" Nala said, slinking forward, her curiosity now sharpened like a blade. "Is it food? A weapon? A secret passage to your treasure vault?"
