Did she just... bow? Well, that was unusual. Normally girls curtsied at formal events. At least that's what his mother had always taught him. 'Course his mother also said that he should bow, and he didn't do that. Plus they were both eating dessert before dinner. Which was also not supposed to happen at a fancy party. Breaking the rules today."I'm just waiting for someone. I didn't want to eat without her."

In a normal situation Austin would have taken her joberknoll feather and eaten it right there. But they were supposed to be on their best behaviors. No one knew who he was, and so it was his chance to show people he actually had manners. Austin Moore was not always some rowdy kid that liked to cause mischief. No, he was a sophisticated man who was able to hold his own. "Feathers are meant for Quills and Potions, not for eating, sweetheart." He finished off the rest of his fairy lights, swallowed, and spoke again. "And if you keep up that waving I'll have to eat it myself." He didn't care much for the treat, like he said, feathers were for quills and potions. But he would eat the entire feather without a second thought.