She was thankful to have decided to go alone. Although that didn’t stop several other male students from asking her to be their partner for the evening. Seamus was the first to pluck up the nerve and ask if she needed a date for the evening with a wicked wink for her and a not-so-subtle nudge to her shoulder that nearly had her knocking over her ink pot. Thankfully, Seamus had spotted his mistake and had almost happily accepted her decline of his proposal.