Astredian smiled, bringing up all the charm he could muster as he said, “I would be honored if you would allow me to take you on a date.”
Elise’s eyes grew round, and her cheeks grew rosy. If he hadn’t known better, he would have thought she’d never been asked on a date before. “Uhm...sure. A date sounds...er...nice.”
“Well, I’ll be taking my leave now.” Sergeant Darien said, shaking her head at her daughter’s moonstruck reaction. “You kids have fun.”
This seemed to shake the troubadour out of her little reverie, and she coughed before casting her eyes down at the half finished plate in front of her. Astredian chuckled a little at how adorable her reaction was, and wondered - not for the first time - if it was fair or not to use his charisma on others.
Tre had always been reasonably c
