It was so wonderful. Violins, harps, flutes, and all sorts of musical instruments played in the King's court. Evie was excited, scared, nervous, and happy. But above all else, she never thought there would be a day quite like this.
The sorceress was greeted by her fellow, who tipped his fedora. They stepped together towards the ballroom floor when Evie gripped Kai's hand and flashed him a quick smile.
"I dunno." His words were void of any confidence as he let go. Evie giggled. For once, the man she knew as bold and deadly was at his most vulnerable point.
"It's easy. I'll show you."
The sorceress carried off a simple maneuver with right foot forward and Kai's left foot backward, then a switch. She felt the man clasp his sweaty hands firmly around hers as he began to follow her movements. Evie's casual twists made Kai look more unrefined than he appeared to be, and sometimes the marksman would lean close enough for her to smell the whiskey strong in his breath.
"You know," she said between their exchanges, "I thought you didn't like parties." He didn't have any choice.
The marksman scoffed, and then whirled on his heel, tripping over Evie's satin dress as he fell on his backside with an involuntary grunt.
"Careful, mister." She said with a smirk, clearly enjoying the moment.
Kai pulled his brimmed hat over his eyes in shame. The corners of his mouth were sharply turned into a frown. Several people had caught the embarrassing sight of the man falling, but Evie only smiled at them.
Evie held her hand out while flashing Kai a victory grin. The disgruntled man rolled his eyes at her and left her standing while he sauntered over to a bar. Evie poked her tongue behind his back, relishing this great, personal victory.
