Vali looked like a deer in the headlights.

The rule against gender mixing on dorms threw her scheme into disarray. She's been planning to make him coffee or tea, flirt a little, and then [i]BAM![/i] Instant minion! If she knew the layout of the campus, she might have made a counter-offer to take him out to coffee in a more neutral place. Learning the layout would prove essential to victory, and at this rate, using it as a bonding tool would have to take second place on her priority list.

Perhaps she could salvage it by making the most of the walking time between dorms.

"Fine then. Could you then just deposit your things and show me to the women's dorms? I cannot find my way there on my own."