Gerard rises from his seat and moves over towards Lenally, pausing for but a moment to whisper into Elise's ear, "Perhaps another time later when tensions for all are not quite so high I would not desire to have unpleasant situations cause interruption of such an encounter, for now I fear that the duty of blood calls my dear."<br/><br/>Gerard loops around the table to approach  Lenally. As he closes in he hears San's retelling of the old story and smiles a bit remembering the posts bits that never made the ballads though were well documented in the historical accounts and then shakes himself mentally back to the present. Proffering his hand in greeting Gerardintroduces himself to San, " I don't believe we have had the pleasant fortune of meeting I am Prince Gerard of Theiri though perhaps you've been told of me," he winks at lenally playfully, " I was just coming over to speak with the princess and I did not want to treat you as though you didn't exist though I fear I wish to take her ladyship to the dance floor a place I wouldnot wish to I flict upon yourself good man.<br/><br/>Switching his attention back to his true target as he bows graciously before Lenally, " Would you care for a dance Milady, I fear I just can't see you wasting away at a table all evening merely chatting when such more exerting activities are more available."<br/>He takes her hand and somehow manages to make pulling her to the dance floor look more like graceful acceptance. Gerard takes a moment to get a feeling for the pacing of the music as he twirls Lenally around him,  then pulls her to him whispering into her ear.<br/><br/>"Just think of this like unarmed sparring," then he spins her out gently as he helps her get the feel of the pace. As Gerard slips in close to Lenally he feels her hand 'slip' into a hard punch. Instinctively he spins out capturing her strike close to his body before taking a lost step back to take a knee bringing her fist to his lips as he kisses hand, holding the kiss for a moment as he rises again, pulling her back to him.<br/><br/>'Thank you for the dance by dear you are vey talented. I hope that we can dance again perhaps when we have more a more private setting to spar our endurance to that of the musicians."