_{[ He had seen them, they were rather hard to miss, but he had never made much of a connection between them and honoring the lost.}

It made his own earrings pale in comparison, though his entire wardrobe was a cultural nod, and even here he carefully monitored it like he expected to attend court. He supposed he could relax it some, but it simply never occurred to him. ]

I would be honored to help you pick the jewel for it, if you would let me.