Colin might have been astonished by the transformation of their ball room which he'd always found pretty, and typical of his mother, yet this evening the floral arrangements not only complimented the family attire but the scent was subtle yet elegant and in his mind added to the flirtations the evening was yet to endure.<br/><br/>When the flame haired beauty before him introduced herself, Colin repeated her name, "Persephone, goddess of spring", he plucked a nearby flower from its arrangement delicately and offered it to her, "Quite an apt name", he commented with a smile. He knew of the Dhara family of course, as Anthony had fully versed his brothers on their guests for the evening. He escorted the young redhead into the ballroom, and as the music had begun he bowed to her, "Shall we dance whilst we plan our escapes or would you prefer to fill your dance card first of all?", he asked the young lady as he spotted several males his age and older eyeing her like she was some kind of exotic bird to be caged. He offered his hand as a traditional waltz began, taking her by the waist and attempting to lead in the dance around the room. Colin was an exceptional dancer as unlike his brothers he usually did not need to avoid dancing for pressure of marriage. This year may be somewhat different yet he knew the main operation for his mother was to see Anthony and Daphne wed. The other children would be a bonus.<br/><br/>Being so close to Persephone he studied her features, her dazzling blue eyed, freckled cheeks and flame red hair. She truly was stunning, he caught her eye for a moment before he had to lift her and turn to the music, taking her waist in his hands he lifted her with ease, "Do you happen to have a preferred match?", he asked, wondering if the young woman was indeed courting already. He wiggled his eyebrow, "I would prefer to dance or escape than encounter some of the mothers here this evening", he gestured chuckling to one particular young man whose mother had hold of his jacket and was visibly pushing him to dance with a girl he clearly had no interest in. Their dance came to an end and yet Colin wasn't sure he wanted an escape, "Drink?", he offered.<br/><br/>He walked towards a waiter carrying a tray of champagne glasses and took two, one for himself and one for Persephone, “If that’s not to your liking, I can soon find something else”, he offered her a glass. Colin glanced across the dance floor spotting Eloise and Daphne in the distance, he smiled before looking across the crowd and back to the young lady. “So, shall we plan our escape to the gardens or would you prefer another dance?”, he asked as a young man swiftly walked towards them.