Talk to the Schnee

By the time he arrived, Weiss was already leaving, flanked by her servants as they haul her numerous pieces of baggage. "Hey, Schnee!" He yelled, almost running trying to catch up to the girl. She turned towards him, her face was marred by annoyance and anger. He expected her to ignore him and kept walking, but to his surprise, she stopped. He did not notice the faint shimmer coming from his new ring.

"Yes?" Weiss said with an eyebrow raised, her arms crossed. With a dismissive wave, her servants went ahead.

A bit winded, Cardin had to catch his breath, but he hid it well while he puffed his chest. "Say, Schnee-"

"This better be worth my time, whoever you are." Weiss interrupted as she feigned concern to her fingernails.

"Winchester. Cardin Winchester. My family is one of Vale's top-"

"Arms Manufacturers. I know." Her blue eyes filled with pride and arrogance bore into his own. "The Schnee Dust Company is your biggest supplier of Dust."

Cardin's chest welled up. He likes them feisty. "Well, then. How about we get to know each other? After all, with my muscles and that brain of yours, we'll be a-no, THE power couple in this place!" Normally, he could care less of what others think of him. Especially when he just asked Weiss out in front of dozens of onlookers. But what he noticed was an absence instead. There were no scowls, no stares, and no murmurs. They were just watching them like everything was... normal.

"Fine." She crossed her arms before she started to walk circles around him. "My name is Weiss Schnee. My parents are Jacques and Willow Schnee. I have two siblings, Winter and-"

"Whoa! Hey! I didn't need an autobiography." Confused, he held up his right hand to stop her from pacing, and now noticing that his ring was emitting a dull light.

"What? You told me that 'we should get to know each other' better, did you not?"

He studied her expression. There was no sarcasm involved. No ploy to humiliate him. He looked at the ring in awe. Could it be? His father was not lying?

Time to test it out.