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At this point, Lukas isn't really in a state to use own initiative, so he gladly follows. It doesn't take long for the game to end, and then they can finally go and join the others. And Ciri holds his hand? Mind completely blown, Lukas decides to wing it and act like he knows what he's doing, or at least that he knows what's going on. The youngsters drink their beers and wine in...relatively safe distance from parents, so there is some plausible deniability. He really, really doesn't like the beer, even though he knows some people would just straight up exile him for that. But he's got some wine, and when the opening beers are down, he brings that to the table. Yes, some people stare at the new pair - some in shock, some in awe, and Lukas just tries to be an entertaining companion for Ciri, cause he's got no idea what else to do.

Dan stares. First at Ciri, then at Lukas and finally at Barbora, with her scheming smile on. He knows her enough to read her, at least once she's done with her scheme and drops the guard. He absolutely hates playing poker against her, and Diplomacy? Well that's just disaster, always.

"Did I really see that?" He's no fool, if Bara is smiling like this, she knows what's going on and it's been going just as planned.

"Oh yeah." She grins, leans back in her chair and sips her wine. With the lack of white, fluffy, lazy cats to pet while she explains her masterplan, she simply reaches down for a shoe, puts it in her lap and pets the shoe, grinning like crazy. "I just made sure they get spend some time together... they're cute, aren't they?"

"I...I guess?"
"What, can't stand your princess is almost adult and interested in boys?" She knows precisely how much Ciri has him wrapped around her finger. She really needs to fuck up bad for him to take an action...

"I'm fine with that, just... didn't expect that one." He doesn't mind the boy. But clearly this is something that's been in the making for a while, and he had no idea. Dan doesn't know how to feel about it, even though he does approve of her choice. The boy is a fellow nerd. "Still, could be worse." He concludes. "To young love." Dan lifts his glass and Bara joins him. Anyway, it explains it all. Why it was him who had to fight them, why he was instructed to go after the boy first, why was he supposed to lose the fight and indeed, why it was exactly these two... sometimes, he wonders just how much manipulation Bára does behind the scenes, but some things are not for men to know, and so far, it's all been beneficial...if indeed there was any.

The party goes on for a while, and eventually, fists fly. A friendly fight between Dan and one of the guys who is more or less similar size. Lukas watches the anvil size fists fly, with certain amount of apprehension.

"So...your dad's...gonna be okay with this?" He's got a couple glasses jn him, he might be a bit tipsy, but he's not drunk and it wouldn't come as a surprise if her dad doesn't approve. And he'd hate to end up on the business end of one of those fists, if shit hits the fan...