Something Suitable

Remi had said she didn’t need to get them anything but…well Phoebe felt guilty and so she buried it in work. Approximately two weeks after the picnic, a prettily wrapped package would arrive at the guildhall. There was a little card on the outside, inside which was a message written in a loopy, feminine hand that read: ”Remi and Ronin, I’m sorry for making things awkward. Please enjoy this actual wedding present. Love, Phoebe” Upon opening the box, the two would find a large quilt, big enough to easily cover the largest of beds. It was a two-tone, double wedding ring quilt, a very traditional wedding present. The background was a dark blue-grey, and the rings a deep navy blue. The handiwork itself was meticulous – Phoebe being no stranger to a small, tight stitch from her line of work. But unlike traditional quilting, that more or less blended in with the fabrics, the quilter had painstakingly embroidered tiny little pin-pricks of stark white and pale yellow points over the entire piece, so it looked all the world like a starry night sky. Here and there constellations were mapped out in them with thread; they were no ordinary constellations, but symbols Remi would likely be familiar with from his work as an alchemist. It really was a magnificent work – one she surely could not have pulled off without skipping a few nights of sleep. Phoebe Be gentle to all and stern with yourself