Emily and Ashton and OPEN
Ashton looked down at their linked hands, then up to Emily's face, tipping his head curiously. Handholding was not an uncommon thing to see around the Academy or anything, but no one had ever just reached out and taken his hand to hold before if it wasn't to lead him somewhere or get his attention. Experimenting, he tightened his warm fingers around Emily's hand in return. This must be part of the date custom, he assumed.
"Very well. We will do these things. Who must we mingle with first?" The dragon would go in order, and seeing as she listed mingling as the first thing to do, that was what they would do first. Then they would dance, but Ashton wasn't certain how much training he would need for that step.