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"HMm a ring could be tricky for me... you know, when we change forms. Though we do have a tradition of sharing a pair of earring between mates." The dragon took out a royal blue box and opened it. Inside laid a pair of identical earrings, decorated by a brilliant colored diamond. "It is our ritual to be puncturing the earlobe of our mate as the 2nd step of the mating. and the final step being adorning the earring on each other." Acrux said with a little embarrassment. He had been preparing for this not long after they had established their relationship, and to this day, Caleb had been taking his blood unkinowingly for 10 consecutive days as the first step. The second step would be to infuse their blood into the potion that would infuse their life together, and the final procedure would be to spell the earring into a protective charm that would allow the mates to know of the whereabouts of each other.