If only her mother was around to hear that. Lilith York would have been delighted beyond words with the notion that her daughter had class and breeding.

Of course, ten years as a companion to a Countess would do that. But it was centuries in the past, a past Diana didn't like to think about all that much.

And she wasn't much for thinking about the future, either. But at the moment, one particular thought brought her a giddy flutter of excitement. "I do believe you just asked me out, soldier," she said, the corner of her mouth turning up.