After they arrived at Lirael's house, Seiji offered her a polite nod. "I should be heading somewhere else now," he began, but Lirael seized the moment.
"Would you like some coffee before you go?" she asked, flashing a gentle smile.
Before Seiji could answer, his attention was caught by someone else—a beauty with a gentle smile and a certain elegance that caught his eye, walking gracefully down the lane nearby. Without hesitation, his gaze locked onto her, a slight grin forming as he quickly weighed his options.
"Gotta go," he said to Lirael, hardly looked back at Lirael. In an instant, Seiji was off, striding purposefully toward the other woman, greeting her with his characteristic charm as he fell into step beside her.
