"...most of the gifts I ever got were from mother," he said. And he hasn't gotten too many gifts here. It has only actually been from Night Sky so far.

He's gonna get several for this holiday and he's gonna have a bunch of feelings about it.

But he has already admitted to her that he's new to basically any kind of close relationship. So there was no real reason to hide why its a surprise.

However, he does take the box. Staring for a few moments before opening it. He sees the stones, and the pendant, clearly the center piece of the gift, and pulling it out. Listening to her as she spoke.

Oh. "....does the Everliving Tree mean its fireproof?" He asked.