[center][b]Freija[/center][/b]

The Elven woman smiled right back to the comfort of the smile of the boy a few tables across. She even dared mouth a silent 'thank you' when her fluttering heart settled in her chest, and she sat up a little more upright in her chair, a little more confidence and a little more like her usual self, with an almost regal aura about her. It wasn't unlike Elves, really. Her eyes rested on him for just a little bit longer when he dug into his meal, and she remembered her own on her plate, and the sound of a voice to her side. Finally looking up at Victor, one of the very few times it happened that evening, her eyes were almost a little apologetic and she twirled the braid about a little nervously with the fingers of her left hand, her idle hand, with a smile so tiny at her lips, it was as if reserved just for him. Whether in apology or general interest was unknown. 

It didn't take her long to trace back the conversation to what he had said a little earlier, but there was a little bit of a pause indeed. "Ah, Victor? I think that's a fine name. Nothing quite wrong with it, for a lad that I do expect to impress me with how hard he works, mm? It'll be a pleasure teaching you, Victor. I'd introduce myself again, but that brief period in the Courtyard must have been enough for you to catch my name. Besides, I'm assuming you're going to learn a lot of it in the next couple of months. I don't know how your schedule is placed, but you'll see me at least once a week. Sadly enough." she gave him a smirk, even biting her bottom lip a little as her hand crawled for the glass of water, and she took another sip, the last sip. She was actually daring enough to excuse herself from the conversation long enough to reach over for a bottle and pour herself some wine. Red, she preferred it to white. She swished it around in her glass a little before bringing that to her lips and taking a longer sip of it than she ever did her water. "Oh, don't worry about me. I'm really okay. It's just...well. Being new here is a little intimidating, hah. So far I've only met about a couple of people. Nobody, save Third, seems very talkative here. It's a strange matter."

She couldn't be more wrong, almost flinching when she noticed the student come up beside her. Before anything else, she put her glass down before turning to the lad. Her breath was sweet with the wine lingering on her tongue, her lips, and though it wasn't as good as some things they had back home, she definitely had to commend it. Not bad at all. "Oh, hello there." she squeaked. The first thing she noticed about him was the scarf, and she could recall seeing him out in the courtyard earlier too. She nodded with recognition before speaking again "Ah, if you mean me, I believe I'll be teaching you this year." she flashed her ring here, quite proud of how it caught the light. "One of the more younger teachers on the team, I'd say. It's my first year here, and very nice to meet you, er..." she trailed off. Gosh, people needed to start telling her their names more.
"Anyway, my name is Freija Kiraiian, or Miss Kiraiian to you, sir. Depends. I'll be teaching general magic mastery this year. And though it definitely seems like a hurdle to overcome, I think we'll do just fine."
Blinking over at Victor again, she added "And if you were referring to my friend here, well, I suppose it's open invitation, eh? Perhaps the one time of year we get to sit where we please, but I'm not sure how this school works. Perhaps all banquets will be like this. Regardless, students can very well mingle with teachers, like you're doing right now. Actually, on that note..."
Her ears perked up a little as she noticed someone across the hall gesturing towards her, or something like it, whilst talking to someone else. The same two lads sparring from earlier. She gave them a curious look before turning back to Beaux with a smile and a softer whisper so not many could hear but him.
"Congratulations. You're the first person ballsy enough I've met at this school. Everyone else is ridiculously quiet or distant, something or the other. It's nice to meet you, definitely."