Ethirdir was very pleased with Hani's reaction to his request to dance, the smile on her lips and the sparkle in her eye making her face light up even more than he could've imagined. As the two of them made their way to the dance floor, the Elf glanced back at his rival, who seemed to be holding back a very intense grinding of his teeth at seeing his beloved Hani so eager to dance with the Captain's romantic rival. The Elf didn't gloat - that would've been rude - but inside he was grinning immensely at the success of his request.<br/><br/>Hani proved to be a most excellent dancer, and the Elf had to actually work to make himself look as good as she seemed to be doing naturally. Regardless, she seemed pleased with his performance as a dancer, and she made no complaints at the two of them twirled around on the dance floor with an effortlessness that seemed to captivate the crowd. All the while he laughed and grinned widely as they danced - he learned a long time ago that time being too serious to enjoy things was time being wasted - and the pair's enthusiasm seemed infectious. Among the people who watched the pair, some ladies kept their eye on the Elf in particular, wondering if he might give them the opportunity to dance with them as well. Sadly for them, he only had eyes on Hani tonight, and he was intent on impressing her and only her.<br/><br/>Midway through their dancing, Ethirdir glanced in Doryn's direction to see how he was handling the Elf's bold move upon Hani, and to his amazement saw the Captain heading towards the dance floor with another one of the bar maids, a look of frustration and determination in his eyes. Was the man jealous...silly question, of course he was jealous, and probably heading to the dance floor with a partner to prove he didn't have two left feet. The Captain's determined expression made Ethirdir smile as he turned to Hani. "My dear, it looks like Doryn is eager to join the dancing. Let's no disappoint him, shall we?" He could've easily made this an overt competition, but why be so blatant when he could just have fun?<br/><br/>Just as Doryn made his way onto the floor with his partner, the song transitioned into a fairly fast four-step with pairs situating themselves into opposing lines. Ethirdir recognized this dance: partners were given freedom to improvise their dance for about sixteen measures or so, and then were expected to exchange partners with the pair in the opposite line. And who should be opposite him and Hani but Doryn and his partner? Like it was meant to be. Well, fun or no fun, Ethirdir wasn't going to be shown up by the Captain without a fight.<br/><br/>The song hit its first stride, and Ethirdir immediately took the lead, holding Hani in a fairly tight embrace in one arm while his other hand grabbed hers outstretched and led her in a series of fast steps while spinning around together. Their experience with dancing allowed for some fancy footwork between them, and near the end he topped off his bit of the song with her by spinning her around a couple of times. The music became a transition for a few measures, announcing the partner change, and reluctantly he let Hani trot her way to Doryn while the Captain's partner stepped into his embrace. Despite letting Hani go for the time being, Ethirdir didn't act rude towards his new partner, offering her a warm smile.<br/><br/>"Good evening," he said as he starting leading her around when the next music hit its next stride. "And what's your name, my dear?"