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[color=00aeef][b]Time:[/b][/color] Night
[color=00aeef][b]Location:[/b][/color] Grand Ballroom balcony
[color=00aeef][b]Interactions:[/b][/color] [@Remram] Magnus and [@Infinite Cosmos] Munir



[quote=@Remram]
Magnus cleared his throat. [color=#35A8F0]"I merely followed after her due to concern. However, it turns out her company is pleasant to keep."[/color] His blue eyes stole a glance from her with just the briefest smile before turning his sights back to the man. [color=#35A8F0]"Magnus Pawonska. I believe you've recently become acquainted with my sister, Nora Pawonska. The woman in the red dress."[/color] It was a simple acknowledgement followed by a smile just as simple. 
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In that briefest of moments when his eyes caught hers, Amira could feel her heart jump up into her throat. She suddenly had no words to say, just staring back at Magnus with a growing aching hunger as he went on with his conversation with her cousin.


[quote=@Infinite Cosmos]
[color=ffce00]"Lord Pawonska. It is a pleasure to finally make your acquaintance. To say I came out here to catch my breath would be... a rather creative interpretation of the truth. I merely noticed my cousin being cornered by a gentleman of your... impressive stature and thought it only proper to introduce myself."[/color] His gaze briefly shifted toward Amira, noting she had already restored the respectable distance expected between herself and a gentleman. [color=ffce00]"Ah... Lady Nora. Well... I do intend on asking for her hand..."[/color] Munir allowed the sentence to linger just long enough for its more scandalous meaning to bloom before the corner of his mouth curled into a grin. [color=ffce00]"...for a dance. Though now you've made me curious. Am I expected to seek permission from her elder brother first? Is that the custom in Caesonia? If so, Lord Magnus, would you grant me the honor of asking your sister to dance?"[/color] He chuckled softly. [color=ffce00]"In any case, I should probably ask the lady herself before negotiating terms with her family. We are gentlemen, after all."[/color]
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It seemed as if Munir's little jest struck a target that he had not aimed from as Amira was shocked from her dreamy gaze to look at him in shock and delight. Only for the moment next to be slightly disappointed. Yet she found herself still all grins, it seemed that her newfound friend might also get her   romantic dream granted to her just as she had.

[quote=@Infinite Cosmos]
Turning back to Amira, his expression softened. [color=ffce00]"Cousin, I am glad to see you're smiling again. Please enjoy the rest of your evening."[/color] Leaning in just enough for only her to hear, he added with perfect seriousness, [color=ffce00]"And if Lord Pawonska should trouble you in even the slightest way... drive your knee upward with confidence. I can personally guarantee he'll rethink every decision that led him to that moment."[/color] Straightening again, he offered Magnus an innocent smile. [color=ffce00]"Nothing personal, Lord Pawonska. Merely encouraging healthy self-defense."[/color] A wink to Amira followed. [color=ffce00]"Now then... you two behave yourselves."[/color]
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Her eyes widened in surprise at her cousins suggestion leaving her chuckling awkwardly. Why would she ever need to do that? Lord Magnus had been a perfect gentleman. She could not for one moment even imagine that she would need to take such actions. After all this was a romance story, the exact kind she loved, instead of the dark novels she would not even touch.

Instead when Munir made his quick leave out the door and surely to the woman he had just mentioned, Amira turned to look shyly at the man before her.

[color=00aeef]"I know it is customary that the gentleman would be the one to request a dance," [/color]she could hardly even look him in the eyes. Yet she dared forward as she got just a touch closer and looked up at him with those large amber eyes that admired him so, [color=00aeef]"But, I am hardly ready for this night to end."[/color]