<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ccff">He laughed at her reaction, both to the announcement of a Ball and to her brother. <span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4da6ff">“Well, that is one of the things that I was going to bring up. Considering some of the observations I have seen with both of you in the last few months, I thought it might be a good idea to have a bit of fun at the Guilds expense. Are you interested?”</span> He directed the question at them with a very playful grin on his face, knowing at least one of them would take the bait.</span>