Placidly awaiting the young maiden's answer, Hadrian gave the ball room a cursory scan. It was packed, to say the least. It was like the whole kingdom was invited and was currently enjoying the ball this night...which of course they were. They were still coming, practically pouring through the doors. Hadrian silently resolved to help the servants on the morrow. No one was bound to relish this kind of a cleanup job.<br/><br/>"If avoiding the pestering of the nobles is enjoying, then I can agree." the young lass spoke. There was a quip in her voice, a purposeful straining denoted sarcasm. Admittedly, Hadrian was hard pressed not to laughâ€”he tactfully forced his slight chuckle into a cough. She continued, looking around the atrium as he was. "I would like it much better if it weren't so crowded. And you? Are you enjoying such a large, showy occasion." Hadrian looked down at her as she glanced up at him; her lapis eyes were sparkling, hidden beneath the longest lashes he'd ever seen.<br/><br/>"You are certainly agreeable with my tastes. I feel that I am somewhat trapped in this scenery..." He spoke in hushed tones, heaven forbid a guard be following him and reporting his affairs back to his father. Hadrian followed the girls gaze towards the terrace outside the ball floor. Evidently she too was longing for a change of pace.<br/><br/>"Would you like to accompany me on a walk? It's much too stuffy in here, and I dislike crowds as much as anything. Some fresh air might do me good at the moment. Perhaps the garden will have less people within it." Hadrian smiled at the easy conversation they made and their apparent similarities in thoughts.<br/><br/>"But of course I would only be too happy to accompany you into the evening air." He stood up easily and extended a hand courteously to help brace the young lady for her rise as well. They walked elegantly across the room, cutting through dancers and impractically dressed people as though dancing themselves. When they had reached the precipice of the terrace overlooking the castle grounds Hadrian dropped his partner's hand. He turned around to face her in a laid back fashion, looking at the moon on the opposite side of the night sky. "Beautiful night...Isn't it?" He spoke serenely, glancing back down at his company for her response.