He took Euphemia's hand and let her pull him up with nothing more than a brief hesitation. It was probably best to stay close, anyway, and she was definitely one of the nicer members of the Imperial Family.

Up to a certain point, but his memory was cloudy around that.

No sooner had he let go of her hand than Mei had reclaimed it, and apparently they were headed to the cafeteria now. For a tiny girl, she was surprisingly strong. "Oi, are you trying to make me fall over?"