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Even if he still felt uninterested in girls, he knew that he had no choice with this one, so he tried to check her out. This he tried to do discreetly, however. Even if nobody was going to care, he felt like he had some sort of reputation to live up to. In his glances, he could see that she was doing similarly, though her reason for the slyness seemed to be exactly the opposite of his. Somehow, he found that rather attractive. Whether it was because he knew that he could manipulate and command her more or whether it was because he simply found it cute and gentle like some soft animal, he was not sure.

Noticing the posture going on, Thayne straightened up a bit, knowing that his father was probably trying to send him a glare that he was failing to catch. As the man of the other family spoke, Thayne put on a slight smile, almost as fake but not nearly as big as his father's. The comment about the last time he saw the young man just made him feel awkward. Eyes darting over to his father, he took the cue to laugh a little.

"And the last time we saw you, you were naught but a newborn!" Thayne's father came in with his own jolly laughter as he smiled at his future daughter-in-law. "And what a fine woman she has grown into, eh?" There were certainly no regret behind the decision for him. Not only was he preserving the bloodline and marrying his son into a similarly wealthy family, but his grandchildren would have wonderful genetics, no matter the insecurities that he knew Thayne had about his looks. Thayne looked very much like his father other than the colour of their hair, and he knew that he had good looks.

"Of course, darling!" The Elf laughed again, a sound which Thayne was starting to dislike. "We're very happy to have you, all of you. It's a pleasure." Thayne, despite his best efforts, could not stop the eye roll that followed the statement. It sounded so fake, and he knew it was to some degree. This was probably one of the few times when it was a small degree.