The next song was about to start when I got approached by some random nobleman in his 40s. He must have lost his wife and was on the hunt for a new one.
I desperately scanned the room. Percy! Where are you! Get over here and keep your promise!
To my surprise and gratitude, the strange guy with the sad eyes who was watching me earlier swooped in to save me.
"Forgive me, Lord Myron, but the lady has promised the next dance to me."
The older guy looked intensely disappointed but bowed briefly before leaving. I was so relieved I actually spoke my mind.
"You just saved my life."
The mysterious man smiled at me. "Oh? How so?"
I turned beet red. I hadn't meant to say that out loud.
"Um…my brother promised to keep men over thirty away from me but I lost sight of him," I confessed. "You came right in the nick of time."
