"What says I actually used that entrance?" The twinkle in his eye and his cat-that-got-the-cream smirk were more than enough to state he hadn't. It was quite a good thing he was keeping his voice low enough.

Then, he bowed slightly, yet again, and looked up to her face. "Perhaps a dance, Ashelia? It would be my truest honour to dance with a woman such as yourself, and of your beauty."