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The girl accepted his hand, to Aaron's great relief, and returned his smile. Good then, she wasn't upset. He would have hated for  his first impression on this campus to be a bad one. 

[color=deepskyblue]"Oh, it's quite alright,"[/color] She assured him, [color=deepskyblue]"I am Lilie. It's a pleasure to meet you."[/color]

Aaron shook her hand gently, noting the softness of her skin, then released it before anyone looking on would have the chance to mistake the gesture for something inappropriate. He gave a curt bow as he did so, more of a nod really, briefly tousling his hair. 

[color=CBBA2E]"Lovely to meet you too, Lilie,"[/color] Aaron replied, regaining his composure at last. Lilie, a gentle name. He wondered what kind of mage she was. Ice, perhaps? Did she even know at this point?

He was just inhaling for further pleasantries when a commanding presence came onto the scene, a blue-haired woman with a sing-song voice and a posture like she owned the place. 

[color=lightblue]"Ah! There you are, my darling! Ooh, you are even prettier than you looked in the picture! I'm Arianna, and I do feel we will get along splendidly, my dear partner. You will not have to worry in my care~"[/color]

Aaron's breath caught in his throat. Her partner! Of course! That was the whole point of this gathering, and here he was gawking at a girl while [i]his[/i] partner stood alone somewhere!

Suddenly very self-conscious, Aaron's smile shrunk to an expression of polite horror. As much as he would have liked to stay and chat a tad more with Lilie, it was not his place to take up her time while her partner was waiting, let alone making his own partner wait because his mage happened upon a pretty face. 

[color=CBBA2E]"...Please excuse me,"[/color] he said, tossing an apologetic glance at Lilie, [color=CBBA2E]"I should be going, surely my partner is waiting for me."[/color] He gave Lilie and her partner a smile and another nod-bow and turned back into the crowd, chastising himself with every step. 

[color=CBBA2E][i]Oh well done Aaron,[/i][/color] he scolded in his head, [color=CBBA2E][i]you train all your life for this just to get derailed by the first girl you see...[/i][/color]

Taking a deep breath and straightening his jacket, Aaron wove his way through the crowd with renewed vigour, searching ever harder for the mop of red hair that would give away his charge. This time, he cut through the middle of the crowd instead of the outskirts, and found his efforts this time to be far more fruitful.

There, in the very spot where Princess Ryner had stood on the fountain's edge, sat a pale gentleman with a glass of blood swirling in one hand, the other weaving through his shock-red hair. A few people separated him and Aaron, and the mage quickly drew out his envelope for a last-minute comparison. Yes, this looked like his partner. 

Aaron tucked the envelope neatly back into the folds of his jacket, gave himself a final mental once-over, and took a deep breath.

[color=CBBA2E][i]This is it...[/i][/color]

With that, he politely nudged through the last few remaining people and stepped in front of the fountain, in full view of the vampire. He remained as far away as the crowd would allow him, which gave him a few feet. A respectable distance. On his face he wore an expression of polite contentedness; not straight-faced, but not jovial. He clasped his hands behind his back and bowed, bending at the waist and keeping his head steady, but his eyes down. It was a formal bow, but nothing less would be expected when greeting vampiric nobility. 

[color=CBBA2E]"Count Sinnenodel,"[/color] he greeted cordially, loud enough to hear over the rising din of the crowd, [color=CBBA2E]"My name is Aaron Starag. I'll be serving as your attendant."[/color] 

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If you're wondering, here's what the bow looks like:
[img]https://media1.tenor.com/images/6bc35254ccca5776b42f34d9ed95d76f/tenor.gif?itemid=5632990[/img]
Except with hands behind his back.[/hider]