Guilian saw that his magic had impressed her, and he felt a wash of pride come over him. He knew a part of him was simply wanting to show off for her and for the Veela within, but he would have wanted to be chivalrous anyway.
He listened in fascination. Although as he watched her, he began to see that the qualities that were most desired by a Veela woman were determination and perseverance. Of course, every man would automatically try to just impress her - he had to show he was willing to go the distance.
Why his mind was suddenly thinking of such things - of plans to woo this woman - of the best way to get himself into her affections - he had no idea. Normally by this stage, he was merely thinking of ways to just get a woman up to his room for the evening.
Usually his interest lay in just the conquest. Ever since he'd had his heart broken by Opal, he'd only been interested in what he could take from a woman for one night. Even at the beginning of this evening, that had been his intention. But spending time with her, being with her and just feeling so much lighter for her presence...
He shook himself out of his thoughts. "So a man with determined patience, who is willing to love and fight to protect, and willing to lay down his life for her? That's the sort of man that can capture a Veela heart?" Guilian really was a romantic at heart. He'd always been such, even if that had seemed like a lifetime ago. "It sounds like you just need to meet your knight in shining armour." He gave her a bit of a challenging smirk.
She was suddenly looking out over the view, her hand to her shoulder as she was lost in her thoughts. He would have loved to know more about what she was thinking - what made her seem so whistful and for just a moment, slightly sad, and the urge to kiss her was becoming harder and harder to resist.
He came in close, his voice carrying across her ear. "So are you still waiting for your knight in shining armour to sweep you off your feet?"