i want the world in my hands

"I wish you didn't ask me again" she chuckled, sheepishly lowering the satchel to the earth and pulling out the blue bottle "I don't like sneaking around and I don't like to lie... But you... made me that beautiful wind chime. I wanted to make you something too. So I found this bottle" She flushed "and I was going to take it back to Armada's Marketplace... find someone to break it down, smooth it out. M-Make you a necklace with the glass."

Wren didn't know how to blacksmith or craft very well. She relied on others to help her until she mastered it. She shook her head. "I tried to find some sea glass, but none of them matched your eye color." She hesitated, wondering what he thought. Surely it was stupid to be afraid of his reaction? Mercury went out of his way for her, so it was only natural to return the favor. But if he knew now, she could surprise him down the road with something else. If he wanted the intact bottle to store things, she could give him that too.

"Wren" & "Mercury"