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Max didn't seem all that enthralled by Aaron's demonstration (although if Aaron was right, he did look a little jealous) but he must have been impressed to some extent because he accepted the offer. His compliment, however begrudging it sounded, still made Aaron swell with pride. 

[color=CBBA2E]"Thank you,"[/color] Aaron replied, politely inclining his head. His eyes flicked to Sariel again, just for an instant, conveying another little inside joke. [color=CBBA2E]"I do my best."[/color]

He was about to ask Max what sorts of goals he had for his magic when they were interrupted by quiet clapping. 

[color=deepskyblue]"That was amazing!"[/color]

A head of white hair rushed up to them and Aaron's eyes lit up, smile widening. He stood a little straighter. There she was! He'd been worrying she'd been a figment of his imagination when he couldn't find her at the beginning of orientation, but here she was, all stunning smiles and impressed by him of all things. A close observer would have noticed Aaron's ears flushing red under his hair. 

Max looked unimpressed and turned away, but Aaron was anything but. [color=CBBA2E]"Thank you!"[/color] he replied, a little more enthusiastically this time, [color=CBBA2E]"Lilie, right? From the ceremony last night?"[/color] he asked, as if her face wasn't already etched in his memory. 

He was smiling like an idiot, and realized he didn't have anything else to say. Reluctantly, he looked away from her face and her hair and those [i]beautiful[/i] eyes, noticed the rapier on her hip, and had an idea.

[color=CBBA2E]"Hey, you're a fencer!"[/color] he noted a little too enthusiastically, pointing at the pommel of her rapier. [color=CBBA2E]"I'm actually here looking for a sparring partner for later tonight, would you be interested?"[/color] He turned so she could see the longsword on his hip, as if it wasn't obvious already. [color=CBBA2E]"I'm not a fencer myself, but I've trained against fencers - well, only one fencer, but a [i]lot[/i] of times - so if you're willing, I am."[/color]

His mood fell a tick when he realized he had no idea of her skill level. It wasn't usually something he considered, but he'd had the same opponent for the past five years and didn't usually consider the fact that not everyone had been brought up the way he had. He'd hate to trick her into an unfair fight. [color=CBBA2E]"How long have you been training?"[/color]