"No, it wasn't." Then again, any decisions regarding her family are easy for her. "I'm not one who believes in waiting to start working toward what I believe is important, though. Life is too short to spend too much time debating." She's not trying to sound overbearing, but that may be how it comes off to Verity. Someone's very sure of what she's done with her life.

"Hm?" The comment catches her off guard. "Oh, thanks." There's some color in her cheeks now. Is she... blushing? "It was... my birthday present last spring. From... from a friend." And now she can't look at Verity. Oh, she is most certainly blushing, then.

She knows what she got into with Schön, but she also knows he's as much on the hook in this as she is. Leaving open terms in their agreement helps.