An elf! Well, that explained a lot. Like why he was so damned pretty. She really should have known, she sheepishly realized as he pointed out his ears, but she also wasn't in the habit of checking out peoples' ears. And besides, there was so much else to look at when it came to this guy that it was easy not to notice so subtle a detail.
Especially with him dressed like that. All fancy and dashing and shit.
Oh right. The box.
She straightened attentively as he opened it, eager to see what a rich person like him would keep in such an ornate thing. Something super significant? Some sort of enchanted item? A solid bar of gold that could feed a city for years? She noticed even Nellie leaned in to see it so it must be good--and then she blinked in surprise when he pulled out the rose bracelet.
And handed it to her.
"Uh, what?"
Pepper stared at it, then looked up at him, eyes wide in alarm and hands held up defensively. Oh no. That thing was beautiful. Golden. Expensive-looking. She was no connoisseur of fancy shit, but she could tell that was no cheap thing. Its quality was obvious, no noticeable seams or paint chips to be seen, and it looked delicate. Too delicate for the likes of her.
She hesitated, looking from the rose bracelet to Tatsu, to Nellie, and back again. She didn't want to break it, or mar it with her touch; she usually had ink or dirt smudges on her fingers, or in this case the remnants of cake, so she gave a panicked look down at her hands to check and rubbed her hands furiously on her robes. She also didn't want to be rude and leave him hanging, though, especially when he was doing this for her, so after a moment of silent panic she carefully took it in both hands and and looked it over. Hopefully her fingers weren't too sticky!
"Damn...it's pretty," she said awkwardly, still squirming inwardly because it was probably the most expensive thing she had ever held. Fuck, this was probably the most expensive seat she'd sat in, come to think of it. "Is it, uh, super special? Since ya keep it in that box? Like, do ya ever wear it or is it too like...irreplaceable for somethin' like that?"
You know. Just to have an idea of how much shit she would get in if she fumbled it. Right now she was a bit too nervous to move too suddenly.