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Disregarding Anna's attempt to dissuade him from his intentions, he continued to walk the pathway towards the Spa without hesitance. "If you don't hurry, Ms. Askr, I will leave you behind," he called back, hoping to urge her forward as he glanced in her direction with a smile. She was a stubborn one, that Anna, judging by the last few interactions he held with her. If it was not her way or the way she expected things to go, she refused to accept things as they were and completely detaches herself from the situation. It is how he has come to see her, but he knew she was much more than that. If she weren't, she would not be so persistent about making up for the mishaps that occurred during work and insist on going to dinner.
It was for this very reason why he felt intrigued to know and understand more about this unusual woman. Who was she exactly? Why is she the way that she is? If he did not know any better, he would take her for someone with multiple personalities, but this does not appear to be the case here.
Walking further down the walkway, he began to slow his pace if Anna had not caught up with him before he glanced around his surroundings. "So, you said something about dinner?" he inquired before taking a glance at her and then focusing on the path ahead. "Well, unfortunately you are correct. Being on the clock, I have to deny any invitation you may offer me." He closed his eyes briefly. "It's nothing personal, I hope you understand, merely protocol."
He offered her a smile before turning his frame into her path and blocking her from moving forward. Whatever reaction she may have had to that--and she most likely would have bumped into him, he would maintain his smile before he began to speak again. "Anna," he said, hoping to draw her attention. "You are aware of the Masquerade, are you not? Although I must refuse your dinner invitation a second time, I hope that you would accept my offer, and attend the event with me? It is short notice, but if you have nothing better to do, I hope that you would come and join me. Think about it. You know how to reach me."
With a grin and without giving her any chance at a response--particularly a refusal, he bowed his head and left her, making his way across the street en route to Wrie's Furniture. He knew that what he was doing was rather unfair to Anna, and maybe a little rude, but she gave him little choice than but to go out of his comfort zone in order to prove a point. Whether she acknowledged this or not was hardly a concern to him, but he wanted to make certain that she had no choice than but to think about him as more than just a Man of Furniture.
By this time tomorrow, he was almost certain he would have Anna's answer. This was going to be interesting...
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