Anastasia's smile started and inched wider, then she leaned in and gave him an impromptu hug just because it was of her nature. "I think that would be an excellent idea. We're getting ready to start a bit on sculptors. Would you mind horribly?"
Having someone big and male like Allan calling the kid out would probably be better than Anastasia. If he wasn't gay, he'd certainly catch some shit for letting a girl do his fighting for him.