Illya smiled to himself listening as she evaluated the ring and the box and her curiosity about the two being odd together. Pierre stood at the end of the hall, giving him a thumb's up and smiling.

While she was distracted with the ring, he opened the door a little more and slipped inside the small room behind her. "So, you think I got my money's worth?" he said once he was closer to her. "Hello, lucky woman."