Geralt let his eyes fix back onto the mermaid and stay there as Lucien began their introduction, a slow grin creeping across his face. The girl, Cora, smiled up at him brightly as he approached her and reached out a hand to take hers. She accepted without having to be asked, and he knelt to kiss her smooth porcelain skin.

[color=crimson][i]Delicious innocence...ripe for the picking...[/i][/color]

[color=crimson]"And I can see why,"[/color] Geralt said, glancing briefly at Akane, [color=crimson]"Aren't you a dish, Cora..."[/color] He said, maintaining eye contact with her the entire time.

Cora was excited when Geralt offered his hand, maybe more so than she should have been. She let him take her fingers and covered her mouth with her other hand as he bent down and kissed it. No one had ever greeted her in this way before, and she couldn't help but let out an enthusiastic giggle as her cheeks warmed to a bright pink within seconds. Akane and Illy were right, Geralt was nice and polite, and almost as handsome as Lucien, and Cora didn't see what all the worry was about.

[color=00a99d]"Oh, Akane always says that, but I don't do very much..."[/color] She said, breaking eye contact with Geralt out of nervousness. He was so close that she could smell his cologne. It was light and pleasant, almost smokey.

[color=crimson]"I'm sure that can't be true. Just looking at your face is inspiring, and those eyes...they are a gorgeous blue, like the ocean at sunset."[/color] He did not let go of her hand and she did not pull it away. Yes, he was right, it would be best to start here.

Cora gasped quietly and giggled again, then shook her head, almost overwhelmed by Geralt's kind words and proximity. She couldn't even summon a response to this, and knowing that everyone was watching as making her more embarrassed. She had never been exposed to this, as she was normally kept away from visitors, and Aurel and Lucien had never been flirtatious.

Illyana watched this interaction from afar, but after Geralt did not let go of Cora's hand or back away, her eyes flicked between Lucien and the pair as she bit her lip. Cora, among them all, had the least experience with men, and although her original...encounter with humans had been extremely unfortunate to say the least, she did not have a good gauge of how they acted. A man like Geralt could be extremely dangerous to her, if he had the wrong intentions. Although Illyana was sure that Lucien would step in, he could not watch everyone all the time, and she had to be as helpful with this as possible.