He stopped as she withdrew, his posture that much more relaxed as though to emphasize that he meant no harm, and to defuse some of her tension--although concerned, he merely smiled contritely, but with the same calm, courtly charm.
"...I'm flattered that you remember, Your Majesty. I apologize for not introducing myself, sooner. I'd meant to greet you at your party, once you weren't too busy, but I fear I may have missed the opportunity to request a dance. And yes, I would, most gladly, if I'm able... but I suspect I will at least be able to assist you--if you feel you can trust me, that is."
Alric paused, there, a moment, regarding her expression and her body language pensively for just a moment before continuing.
"If it's any comfort... from what I've seen, you would be hard pressed to bring any harm to me. Not that I intend to ask you to tempt fate... but if your... difficulties have anything in common with mine, regaining some calm will be the first step. If I can do anything to help with that..."
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Date: 2015-10-30 09:41 am (UTC)From:"...I'm flattered that you remember, Your Majesty. I apologize for not introducing myself, sooner. I'd meant to greet you at your party, once you weren't too busy, but I fear I may have missed the opportunity to request a dance. And yes, I would, most gladly, if I'm able... but I suspect I will at least be able to assist you--if you feel you can trust me, that is."
Alric paused, there, a moment, regarding her expression and her body language pensively for just a moment before continuing.
"If it's any comfort... from what I've seen, you would be hard pressed to bring any harm to me. Not that I intend to ask you to tempt fate... but if your... difficulties have anything in common with mine, regaining some calm will be the first step. If I can do anything to help with that..."