Karenina and Helene went quiet because it was a very unusual question.
"Oh okay, I'm sorry," Mariyam lowered her face in embarrassment. "I thought it was allowed because there aren't any rules for forming a partnership as long as the male skater is capable and knows the ice dance."
Helene and Karenina listened to their friend's words carefully before nodding curtly.
"I will try to ask Father Romeo about this," Karenina said and the other two expressed their agreement.
The class ended with other subjects and Karenina returned to Romeo's office just an hour before the evening prayer began. And even before she knocked, the door opened and she was pulled inside.
