[((___jade___))>]

Now able to maintain the smile a little better, Thayne held her hand firmly, noticing hos much it was trembling. All he could hope was that it was not out of fear or something. If it was just nervousness, it would go away and it would be fine. It was actually his (irrational) fear that it was fear in her. He was probably just overreacting though, he assured himself.

Leading her out towards the courtyard, Thayne realized that he should probably be leading her different so far as their hands went. He was not entirely sure how to change it properly though, so he decided to leave it be. He suspected that this, among other things yet to come, would inspire some manners lessons sometime before the wedding.

The sounds of the ladies' voices talking about the colour of the napkins and the style of the dress and the choice of flowers were caught by Thayne's ears before they slipped out the door. Whenever he was in this garden, he felt more relaxed, so he hoped that it would have that effect on Atane as well. It would be more difficult since they were holding hands and everything, but he figured that he might let go once they were more fully out of sight of their parents. His romantic act was mostly for them.

After a short silence, Thayne decided to attempt a conversation. "So... A-Atane, right?" He gave her an apologetic look. Although he had known about this for a year, her name was not mentioned in the home enough for him to be confident in his knowing it. "Ah... how long have you known about this?" It was the first thing that came to mind, a question that would probably be deemed "inappropriate" by most. When in a conversation, Thayne tended to go into auto-pilot, not really thinking about what he was saying.

{{~*Nah, it's fine. ;P I just had a random spurt of creative juices there, Idk. xD
Huhuh yeah. Instead of force choke, FORCE LOVE! >:O*~}}