Natalia colored. Attraction had little to do with the unifying bond of a political marriage. What a thing to even suggest! She was on the verge of protesting, her mouth open and her hands moving toward her hips when her words were immediately drowned out by the Moogle trumpets.

Surprised, she looked left, saw nothing, looked right, saw...

"...Asch?!" He looked so... Her eyes flicked briefly up and down, taking in the fine details of his chosen garments and recognizing that he must have taken great care in choosing them. She'd grown so used to seeing him in the black and red armor that the contrast was absolutely striking. It was enough to cause her heart to beat just a little faster. He looked so regal...!

But there were some things that fancy clothes couldn't quite change, and his demanding tone was one of them. Asch's reaction, coupled with Yuri's words, sealed the connection in Natalia's mind as she glanced back and forth between them. "You know each other?"

Before her question could be answered, one of the Moogles took charge of the situation. Clearly they weren't expecting both Yuri and Asch to appear, but it couldn't be helped now, and the date could not allowed to be stalled any longer.

"Hurry up, hurry up!" she urged them, fluttering behind each of them and pushing at the back of their shoulders to herd them toward the carriage. "Let the romantic fluttering heart sparkles of the date begin!"

"The what?!" Natalia stared, but allowed herself to be nudged near the carriage just the same. She started to step into it, but paused, and shot a critical look at the two warriors. "Do you plan on bickering for the whole night? Must I sit between you two, or are you willing to behave yourselves for the sake of diplomacy?"

One of the Moogles in the very back slapped a paw to his forehead. She'd really taken to the whole 'diplomacy' thing, but if it worked, it worked.