THANCRED & ZELDA.
Zelda had been watching people, as unobtrusively as she could manage it. This was not her party, so she kept to the sidelines, but she found an odd joy in watching people.
So she was taken a bit by surprise when she was offered a drink, and there was a niceness in being able to let her guard down like that, but immediately corrected and offered a smile in thanks while taking the drink.
"Thank you," with a drink in hand she could not bow, so she settled on a curtsy, manners being as they were, "It was not, it was actually rather kind of you." To try she sipped at her drink. It was quite sweet, with just a hint of mint. "This is quite nice, thank you. And you look very lovely."
He did, and yet she could not quite stop caring. She knew he was new here. "Are you settling in alright? I know it can all be quite a shock, but things like this always help."