For the first time in more than a decade, a man had made her heart skip a beat.
She needed a moment to collect herself, and in the end, could only flash a slight smile.
When he saw her smiling, Zaroth felt like he was going to lose his composure for a second, but he pushed through it anyway.
The waiter arrived and placed both of their steaks before them, pouring wine into their glasses.
Zaroth, remembering the lessons that Roran had taught him, began to eat as elegantly as he could, while not forgetting to keep his back straight the entire time.
Elysia, meanwhile, looked at him with amusement. After a moment, she spoke.
"Is that why you skipped all the lectures after the first? You were learning how to act more mature?"
'How did she learn that I didn't attend any of the later lectures? I know she has ways of getting information, but to do it so fast… or maybe she was actually following my movements?'
