Sure enough, Princess Calia merely glanced at the glittering Golden Bow before her, then accepted it with a polite smile and a nod.
In other words, she showed no particular emotion.
This left Kael'thas a little surprised.
To his mind, his gift was far more valuable than Jaina's pearl. Surely it should have made Calia see him in a different light.
But now...
Kael'thas shook his head, deeply pained by these mortals' inability to appreciate quality.
As he passed Rhode, he glanced at him, curled his lip, and said loudly, "Your turn to present your gift, Mage Rhode."
Huh, my turn?
Rhode looked around. It seemed that everyone really had already gone up to present a gift.
Even Antonidas had presented some sort of Magic Equipment earlier.
And Kael'thas had spoken so loudly that everyone nearby heard him.
All at once, the entire room's attention fell on Rhode, who looked utterly bewildered.
Rhode had been thinking that he was insignificant in a place like this and might be able to slip through unnoticed.
In fact, no one had been paying attention to him, and no one cared whether he offered a gift.
Perhaps that was precisely why Antonidas and Jaina had never mentioned gifts to Rhode earlier.
He had never expected Kael'thas to single him out so loudly and make him the center of attention.
That scheming bastard just wants to embarrass me!
So, the question is, what should I give her?
Apart from the two pieces of Magic Equipment in the Ruby Set he carried with him, he really had nothing worth presenting.
Besides, those two pieces of Magic Equipment were important to him. Only with them could he cast spatial magic!
He couldn't just give them away.
But with everyone, including King Terenas, staring at him, Rhode had