He'd been trying his best not to let Daphne know how nervous he was, but that appeared to have failed now. That said, she was clearly feeling something similar. When it came to it, there was no reason they weren't allowed to be nervous around each other.
After all was said and done, Daphne was probably one of the best results of this whole arrangement. Though she seemed quite cowed, he'd seen enough of her during school to know she was intelligent and lacked certain dispositions he associated with Slytherin girls.
He offered her a small smile, meeting her gaze once again, "I'll make sure we both complete our schooling." Turning his charm up a little, he added " And I'm always nervous around beautiful ladies."