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“Of course. I’m amazing,” Porth said. He stepped into the house and Ren and E’lahn followed. “You’re looking for an engagement ring, yes?”
“Yes, Sir,” Ren said.
“Sit, sit,” Porth said. He moved around a large, glass case and sat on a stool, and Ren and E’lahn took the chairs across from him. Inside the case, gemstones glittered in the sunlight that streamed through the skylights in the ceiling. Behind the jeweler, shelves held tools and what looked like metal bricks in varying shades.
“Tell me what the young lady likes,” Porth said.
Ren didn’t have to think hard to know exactly what she loved. “Flowers.”
Porth nodded. “Her favorite?”
“Fairy roses.”
Porth hummed and swiveled on the stool to face the shelves. He picked up a block of silvery metal and set it on a table next to the glass case. He settled his fingertips on the block. His wings appeared, sliding through slits in his shirt and unfurling, the feathers silvery-gray with gold tips. His fingers glowed a brilliant yellow, and as he lifted them from the block, strands of molten metal followed, twining and twirling into a ring shape. He moved one hand into the glass case and chose several gemstones, from the clearest diamonds to the pinkest stones Ren had ever seen.
“He’s amedalionfae,” E’lahn said. “He has control over anything with metal.”
“It’s remarkable,” Ren said.
“I told you I was amazing,” Porth said.
The ring hovered in the air and Porth cupped his hands around it, the yellow light brightening until Ren had to look away because it made his eyes ache. Ren blinked until the spots cleared and turned back, his mouth dropping open as he stared at the ring between Porth’s finger and thumb. A brilliant, round diamond was the center of a platinum rose, the petals covered with tiny, pink gems. On either side of the rose were diamond-covered leaves that encircled the ring.
Ren took the ring in his hand. “It’s still warm,” he said.
“It will stay warm until you put it on Kismet’s finger,” Porth said as he put the bar of platinum back on the shelf and turned to face them.
“What?” Ren asked.
Porth smiled. “I guess you’d say it was a ‘smart’ ring, in that its size is malleable until it’s on the finger of your intended. Once the ring is on her finger, it will mold to exactly the correct size.”
“Wow,” Ren said. “That’s…incredible.”
“Yep.” Porth clapped his hands together, clicked his tongue, and pointed his thumbs at himself. “Amazing.”
E’lahn snorted. “Your ego gets larger every time I see you.”
“Greatness can’t be contained,” Porth said.
“What do I owe you?” Ren asked. The ring was too beautiful for words and just perfect for Kismet. He didn’t care what the cost.
“Watch out for him,” a masculine voice said from behind them. “He’s known to be a cheat.”
E’lahn stood swiftly and bowed, and Ren looked at Porth in surprise to see him bowing as well. Unsure what to do, but not wanting to be rude, Ren stood and faced the visitor and bowed.
“Sire,” E’lahn said, “this is my daughter’s truemate, Ren Corbin, a wolf shifter from the other realm. Ren, this is our king, Alberik.”
“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Sir,” Ren said.
Porth snorted. “It’s only because you’re new to the realm.”
Ren’s brows rose as he looked between the fae king and the jeweler.
“I see you’ve met my brother-in-law,” Alberik said. “He’s only alive because my wife made me promise not to kill him.”
“And, because I’m awesome,” Porth said.
“So, what brings you to my talented, but ridiculous, in-law?” Alberik asked.
