[Why does she feel so anxious about this? She wants to reach over and give it to him, but she still holds it close, her fingers wrapping around it protectively now... and he'll soon find out why, when a bittersweet look flickers across her expression.]
This was supposed to be my gift for you for your birthday in Camelot.
[Which is why she's having a harder time handing over this one. It's one of the few things left from their lives in that world that hasn't been lost, and she feels almost scared that if she lets him unwrap it, those memories will fade to dust. And it being tied to such a strong, vivid, sad memory... Is it really okay for her to do this?]
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[Why does she feel so anxious about this? She wants to reach over and give it to him, but she still holds it close, her fingers wrapping around it protectively now... and he'll soon find out why, when a bittersweet look flickers across her expression.]
This was supposed to be my gift for you for your birthday in Camelot.
[Which is why she's having a harder time handing over this one. It's one of the few things left from their lives in that world that hasn't been lost, and she feels almost scared that if she lets him unwrap it, those memories will fade to dust. And it being tied to such a strong, vivid, sad memory... Is it really okay for her to do this?]