Charlie blinked once, then twice. Angel had held out his hand, fingers straight out and... No, that couldn't be right.
The young princess dashed to the spider and grasping his offered hand like a prayer, realizing her eyes hadn't been playing tricks. There, on her friend's finger, sat a band of gold and onyx, the black jewel shaped like a spade.
Charlie's happy squeal echoed through the hotel, yet she couldn't care. This moment needed a new song and dance, she had to get to her studio, now.