At sunset, Erik went to meet his date for the evening. Dressed in the same fantastical, black and purple suit he used on Emma's date, he knocked on the door to Naeku's room within the palace.
Surprisingly, he was actually holding a bouquet of flowers in his hand and wore a charming smile. Since this was his first time going on a first date, he wanted to go traditional. He'd never had this chance before, either before or after the awakening, so he wanted to see what it was like.
It didn't take long for the door to open, revealing an elegantly dressed werepanther… who was not Naeku. "Oh my, don't you look dashing," the woman Erik knew as Leila, Naeku's aunt, giggled. "And you brought flowers! Such a gentleman!"
Erik grinned charmingly at her compliments and dipped his head. "Why, thank you, Lady Leila. You look quite beautiful yourself!"
