I suppose you're right, though the item bearing some sentiment does seem to be a theme.

[His ring has no particular feeling attached to it, not the way that some pieces of jewelry might for others— it had not been gifted to him by anyone important, and had no significant meaning, but his attachment remains all the same. Some things become dear simply because of a person's becoming accustomed to having them, he supposes.

Once he's done, he turns his forearm so that the inside of it is facing upwards, showing the mark that has been bestowed upon him.]

... I thought I might feel something when it appeared, but it as if it has simply always been there.

[Curious. He inclines his head towards her at her suggestion, a smile pulling at the corner of his mouth.]

Are you certain you are not just hungry?

[She usually is, he's noticed.]