"I know it may suggest burden," he said quickly, voice soft. "I want to assure you that I give it without obligation, Krem. It was all I could think of that felt... significant enough."

He understood, now, that many people seemed to exchange rings with loved ones, but these were the rings he knew. The ones that meant something to him, and apparently to Krem and Hild.

"I offer it as a symbol of my devotion, cariad. I ask nothing in return."