It turned out that the paladin was as good as his word.
After they’d gotten themselves straightened out - pants pulled back up, dress tugged back down and everything wiped up that needed to be - he smiled his faint smile and said, “I think we’d better get back to the dance floor before we’re missed.”
Elise returned his smile, and laughed lightly when he took her hand and kissed it in a bold, but still gentlemanly fashion. “If you’ll allow me a dance, of course.”
“You’re ridiculous.” Elise replied, rolling her eyes a little.
“You protest a lot for a woman who really wanted to dance at a ball with me a few months ago.” the paladin said, lifting an eyebrow at her. “One might almost think you liked ridiculous...or romantic, as it were.”
“I don’t remember specifically saying I wanted to d
