( that's fine in his mind, but aventurine still weighs his options and carefully aligns the information he has. the truth of the matter is that he has never had any intentions of trying to get his cornerstone back, and there's no telling whether the broken shard would come with it if he asked.

well. at the end of it all, aren't gambles something he does with confidence? )

That's no problem for me, then. I have a piece of aventurine I can offer you. Around... ( and he measures his with his fingers ) four centimeters. Unfortunately, it's already imbued with someone else's power, unless that's not an issue for you.