First Vedran glared at his friend for the Sehanine crack, which hit a little too close to home. Then he just looked puzzled and perhaps a tad wary when Brenn jumped up and started rustling though his things.
When Brenn produced the slightly rumpled box, he stared at it a moment before setting down his wine and taking it. He didn't know the specific store, but had a pretty good guess, or hoped he did, at what was inside. "What? Why..." But of course he knew why. He traced the edges of the box with his fingers, and looked up at his friends, vulnerable and uncertain. "Should I open it, now?"
When Brenn produced the slightly rumpled box, he stared at it a moment before setting down his wine and taking it. He didn't know the specific store, but had a pretty good guess, or hoped he did, at what was inside. "What? Why..." But of course he knew why. He traced the edges of the box with his fingers, and looked up at his friends, vulnerable and uncertain. "Should I open it, now?"