He smiled at the expression on her face as he tucked the ring carefully in his pocket, making sure it would not fall out. Confusing Marian was a rare accomplishment, indeed, and a fun one when it was for a good reason such as this. "That's a lovely ring, nearly as lovely as the sentiment behind it. However, your engagement ring should be a gift from me, not something you had to purchase for yourself."
It was no easy task to remove the other ring in his pocket, which had been there since he stopped at the jeweler's earlier that afternoon to make the last payment on it, out of the small box it occupied with only one hand, but he managed. Picking up her left hand once more, he slid the new ring onto her finger. The piece was nowhere near as grand as the one he had given to her in Sherwood, but he had worked with a jeweler to create a smaller version of that one, and he hoped she liked it.