Victoria reappeared from the tavern just as he finished answering his father, and stopped before him, so close that he could feel her breath on his chest.
He glanced at her, losing himself in her dark eyes.
"I believe you have a promise to keep!" she uttered as she slipped something into his hand.
He didn't need to look in order to know what she had given him. Instead, a smile on his face, he took a step back and knelt down on one knee.
Victoria held her breath, just like all the other people there, witnessing the events unfolding.