<div style="text-align: justify;">Irina noticed the lack of a definite response to her sort of invitation. It was true that it wasn't a full blown invitation. It was just the promise of an invitation. She would see to his attitude when the real invitation came, which was inevitable, as every time there was one of these balls it was followed by a week or so in someone's countryside home. Something, a nagging feeling, seemed to try and alert Irina that there was something off about Damon, but she shook her head and tried to push it away.<br/><br/>Placing her hand on his, the girl nodded to his invite to another dance. "I would love to just the same", she replied, allowing him to lead her back to the dancing area.</div>