Are freely admitted he could not fulfill her challenge, an honesty Jiao actually found herself impressed by. Perhaps there was more to the cobbler than she had originally thought - which is why she stuck around when he stepped forward and raised what she saw to be a somewhat dirty, plain ring that had been on his finger. Had he had a change of heart? Wanted to prove this to her as a treasure?
As he spoke one eyebrow slowly lifted. That was all very well and good, but his memories and sentiment meant little to her. It would just look like a dull ring in her collection.
"...Um. Well...alright. You don't get to go to the village for that." If he'd even give it to her, which she assumed he wouldn't. "I'm sorry about your wife, but...I'm looking for things that are pretty, not...make you think of someone. That kind of beauty is great for other stuff, sure, but..." She shrugged, tilting her head from side to side. "If that's all you've got, I'll be going."
Jiao
And the bittersweet of every new defeat
Is I'm stronger than before
