So far, the man had been nothing more than gracious and kind to her. Elise didn't think that it'd be possible in this day and age to have such a caring man, she was very appreciative of this fact.
A smile curled up on Loriel's lips. "Thank you."
It was a small gesture that made Elise's heart pound slightly. It was probably because she had never seen such a handsome man like him before.
Loriel paid the server of the ramen shop, tipped, and then offered his hand to Elise. "Shall we get going?"
"A-ah, yes. Let's go. It's this way." Elise quickly spun to her feet and pointed towards the exit.
While she had realized her instinctive tendency to reach out and grab his hand as if it was always meant for her to touch, she couldn't do this with a man she had only met.
The two of them left the Haruka Ramen Shop.
