Keal looked extremely startled for a moment, and froze, looking a bit like a deer in headlights. Then he realized what was going on, and laughed heartily, indeed, loosening up a little.
"You are _very_ odd, did you know that?" he said, laughing again.
Then he loosened up a lot more. He raised his hand above his head, taking hers with it, and spun her around a few times. For good measure, he threw in a couple steps of complicated-looking footwork.
"Didn't know you were looking at the champion of village dancing, did you?" he said, his eyes glinting mischeviously. "Actually, there is no such thing. But if there was, it would be me!"
He twirled her around again a few times, deftly twisting and untwisting his arm. Then, suddenly, he pulled her in, pressed up against him, arm wrapped around her. He kept them that way for a heartbeat, but Time had slowed to a syrupy crawl. Then he spun her out again, bowing with exaggerated elegance.