He smirked at her, that familiar, comfortable smirk. With a grand gesture he took the ring from his open palm and slipped it onto his ring finger. It was a bit loose, but it would work for whatever devious purpose Emilie had in mind.

His finger started to tingle. He watched as the glow around it shifted from green to pink. "Does that mean the curse is broken?" he asked while trying to pull the ring off.

Except that the damn thing wouldn't come off.