[Color=cyan]Ari thought Elizabeth was wonderful, but hadn't expected her to become the center of attention. Having so many others around made her worry about her secret being discovered. [b]"I'm Ari. It's a pleasure to meet both of you."[/b] She smiled kindly and glanced a bit warily at James- he was staring pretty intently- before answering Elizabeth. [b]"Of course I came back? I did say I was just getting food."[/b] She tried to seem calm... and normal. As they spoke she listened quietly, munching on shrimp as she watched her new friend be whisked away to dance.[/color]