[Potironette]

Kellan smiled at his cousins kindly, "Nice of you to visit," he said.
The clinking of knives and forks came and went. Dinner passed as quickly as it came.

Kellan nearly gaped when Uncle Marius announcd his proposal, though his ingrained knowledge of propriety saved him from the embarrassment. Instead, he raised an eyebrow at his uncle. "You want to turn your wonderfully amicable daughters into 'proper' ladies?" He stole a glance at Mother and Serra, "Not that 'proper' ladies aren't, lovely and amicable too." He added, half sarcastic.