[Damian wasn't smiling, but his expression was eased from the distaste it had been showing for a while - a while, before she looked up.]

[At her question, he met her eyes, and raised an eyebrow.]

Let us find out.

[The variation he tried wasn't big, but it was definitely a difference from the dozen-times repeated pattern. He didn't look away from her eyes, and he didn't miss a beat from the music, but he did guide her into the changed steps, leading the dance into a turn, attentive of her balance.]

[Yes, it was a test.]

[She did ask.]