"I was too young for formal lessons back then," she quietly adds. Mostly since she doesn't want to draw too much attention to it. She trusts Xander with her story, but she much prefers listening to him talk about himself and where he's from rather than have to talk about her own circumstances. His own stories sound so much better. Despite how things started for him, things seem to have been so nice and lively for him back home recently. It all just sounds so simple. Xander needing waltzing lessons for refinement. It's adorable. "But I can follow your lead. Isn't that how it's supposed to go?"

.. Alice is pretty sure someone leading is part of those formal kinds of dances, anyway.. She may or may not have skipped out on mentally staying focused when her parents were talking to Lizzie about it in favour of daydreaming about other things..

"I don't know how much refinement you can expect from me though."