Really? I've been told they're both rather pretty. But fair enough; one piece in a set usually does hold less value.

[She might not withdraw, but he certainly does the very moment the book has been passed into her custody. Then the stick does come up, drawing the cane across the chair arm and into his lap. There is something to the look of it - the filigree or the style of the handle or its coloration - that is more or less in keeping with the style of the castle. Perhaps it's been lent to him. He does nothing further with it. It merely rests there across his knees with his hand easy at its grip. Defensive, maybe?]

Why don't you tell me what you want and I'll see whether it's something I can afford?