"By the way, I have a present for you," Nolan said, a playful smile tugging at his lips.
Elina blinked in surprise and looked at him with curiosity.
"A present? Did you bring it from the southern region? What is it?" She asked hesitantly.
Nolan didn't answer right away. Instead, he reached into the pocket of his robe and pulled out two tokens—one bluish-purple, the other black.
With a gentle gaze, he took both of Elina's hands, opened her palms, and placed the tokens in them.
"This is your present."
Startled, Elina looked down—and froze.
"A-Are these tokens from two noble families? And this black one... it's from a Marquis family!?" She gasped, her mouth falling open in shock.
Each noble family's token had its own distinctive design, but the tokens of Marquis families bore a golden crown at the top—a symbol of their territory's autonomy and independence.
