How Green Becomes Wood

"You are hard to miss. I'm Mary, by the way," she said, taking his arm. Her touch was friendlier than Ciara's had been, but she refrained from doing anything silly like hanging off his arm.
 
"Hello Mary," Dark said, keeping her at a distance close enough to not be awkward, but without the same quiet friendliness that he had shown Ciara, although he was do restrained it was not immediately clear there was a difference. Once they were on the dance floor, though, he presented his hand to her in an almost princelike way so they could start their dance in earnest.
 
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