[ Oh Lord. The ring on his finger had to somehow fall in the cracks somewhere he'd been filling in for her. Elena didn't know if that was a good thing or not. She glances sharply at the pair as they casually stroll by, caught by the unintentional interruption and then, again, she looks at him.

Numbly, she nods. Her voice comes out low, hesitant. ]

Yeah... Yeah, I think I remember seeing one just...over there. [ One more side glance drops to his left hand and she moves past him to lead. It shouldn't bother her as much as it does but— it does. Dammit, it does. ] By the way, try not to step on the dress. I don't want to find out the hard way how much it cost.

[ A tiny effort to lighten whatever tension was struggling between them, Elena looks out from the edge of her hood and offers a smile. There wasn't exactly any treasure they could attempt to steal and sell for coin here, not that she knew of. She hopes he doesn't try it, either. Her reputation wouldn't be a free Get Out of Jail card, unfortunately. ]