Leon arrived with his date, Adelaide, on his arm dressed to the nines. He had, of course, claimed that it was just something his mother had sent him for the ball, after all, why would he have willingly shopped for new clothing? Truth was, he had, actively found the top hat and cuff links on his own. Not to mention the shoes.

"Would you like to dance," he asked, turning to smile softly at Addy. Gingerly he reached up to brush a flake of snow off her check. "You look nice, you know."