"Ralsei! I brought you back your string! And Lancer cookies!" He holds out a basket, beaming. "I also got you a pair of nifty sunglasses to make you look totally cool! Like me!" Can you tell he really didn't know what to get? The sunglasses are green and do look rather cool.
“ Oh ! Oh , Lancer , you didn ‘ t have to … ! “
Honestly, Ralsei was just touched his friend had thought to return a gift at all - and he would make a point to wear the sunglasses and eat the cookies, for sure! ( He was already doing the former. )
Upon seeing the string, though, he smiled, and lifted a paw - to reveal an identical one tied around his own pinkie!
“ I read some books, and apparently in the Lightner world, best friends each tie a string around a finger so they can show their bond ! So , the string I gave you is a best prince friends string ! I … I know it must have been underwhelming to get , but I thought you ‘ d like it anyway - and now that you know , maybe we can make some for us to share with Kris and Susie , too ! “
