[b]Jonathan Maxwell - Courtyard of Saint Valarius[/b]

Jon calmly let the hand get shaken off, snickering quietly to himself as his Knight turned red once more. 

He shrugged at the mention of Tarisa. [b]"I don't think that Sam'll leave her alone unless she promises to stay in, Ken. Kinda a pity, but it happens when you have a Knight."[/b] Jon glanced at Cyrus as he said so, flashing another teasing grin in his direction. [b]"If Tarisa comes, I'll just get Annie to go too. Hopefully, the girls will cancel out. They [i]both[/i] need to loosen up a bit, and I've been told by my roommate that he's a bit of a charmer."[/b] Jon gave a snort of laughter, gleefully giggling at the image that he'd just thought up. [b]"Perhaps he really [i]could[/i] give Tarisa a run for her money?"[/b]

Jon's snickers slowly died down as he began to type up a quick message to Criston, barely containing his chuckles at the thought of either of the two stuck-up nobles swooning. 

He'd known Tarisa for a couple of years, but most of the time he'd spent with her had amounted to small talk and angry bickering. Of all the Nobles in his year, she safely took the second place of the person he liked the least(The first place winner riled Jon up so much that he couldn't stand to be in the same room for any amount of time). Even so, she'd calm down if he could convince Annie to come.

Jon had known the stoically mean Squire girl for much longer, and his relationship with her could be summed up in the simple phrase of 'If you don't bother me, I won't bother you.', forming a sort of uneasy companionship that both chose to avoid talking about if necessary. But, if nothing else, Annie could be counted on to follow through on her promises.

[b]"Look, I'll contact Criston, see what he's doing and check out if he can come. Then it shouldn't matter if miss bitchy comes along."[/b]

Jon continued with his message, careless of the rather crass way he'd described Tarisa.

The message he sent read like this:

[i][b]Criston! It's your roommate. Wanna go hit the town with me and some guys? Pick up some chicks, get to know each other? Dinner's on me. Bring your Knight if possible.[/b][/i]