Marlowe
We found most of the den still gathered in the mess hall, remnants of Nova's wedding decorations still hanging cheerfully overhead, and I watched King's confidence waver slightly as every eye in the room turned toward us the moment we walked in together.
"We have an announcement," he said, and I felt my own nervous excitement build alongside his.
Nova, still riding high on her own recent marriage, caught sight of the ring before I'd even fully raised my hand, and her shriek of delight carried across the entire room loud enough to startle several people out of their seats.
"YOU DID IT," she screamed, already crossing the room at a dead run. "I KNEW IT, I absolutely knew something was going on, I told Marlowe there was nothing to worry about and she didn't believe me—"
"You told
