"Excellent," he smiled brightly at her. "I'll sign us up right after this in that case." Gesturing with his fork, he laughed a little which ended up confident under his breath. It was the noise of somebody who knew how to win and how to win well. "And no worries, I'm not planning on repeating those past mistakes. For one," he smirked, "there's no open water or beach involved in this one."

He took a sip from his wine before he looked demonstratively around the room. "Are you sure your new Meister doesn't mind us going out together?"