Silas wasn't sure what to make of that. It was perhaps the most interesting compliment he had ever gotten. Elaine was a strange girl.
"Thank you for your kind words, Miss Fairweather. May I escort you wherever you plan to go next?" he asked politely, hoping beyond hope that she worked in the palace so he wasn't wasting his time.
She smiled at him again so the reddish apples of her cheeks were especially prominent. "I would be delighted. Thank you, Captain Conrad."
And so Silas found himself on a date for the first time since before he went to Zel. He wasn't sure what to make of Elaine as they continued walking around and talking. She had been rather bold earlier but was now acting like a meek little sheep. Which one was her true personality?
