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The dragon king remained seated as Love went to seek out his guest... Who, from the look of it, seemed more than that. He did notice that the long-haired man came out of the same room that Rio had come out of previously... But he kept his amusement to himself.

There would be plenty of time to tease Love later.

The language the two of them used was unknown to him, of course, so instead the dragon king simply nodded his head in greeting. Good thing body language was universal !

The mortal's words were heavily accented - common was not his first language, that much was apparent. Ti Lung smiled, reminded of his host by that fact, but did not voice that thought out loud.

"It is a pleasure to meet you as well." Mortal, yes, but mortals were important - and this mortal, in particular, very important to Love. He was keeping his own speech even and slow, knowing from Illisia's memories that such a thing did help with understanding a language you weren't the best at. "Yes, something like that. I am afraid I am far from the best dancer, and I have... someone to impress."

"If you have nothing else to do, I'd appreciate starting today." Really, he probably needed... a lot of work, to put it nicely.

But he just needed to know enough, just enough to make sure he did not do anything embarrassing. Right ? No stepping on feet or smacking into other people with his wings. It couldn't be that bad, right ?

"Nothing here," Rio confirmed, settling back down onto a pillow. This was going to be fun to watch!

Leo needed to gauge what the dragon king already knew before he would have a better idea of where to begin teaching. "When you think about dancing with someone, where does it feel like your hands should sit?" A few words slipped out in his native language without him realizing it. It would be hard for him to concentrate on language when there was something else to focus on. Clearly this would make for an interesting lesson.

Leo took the dragon king's puzzled look in stride, still not realizing his language slip up. It seemed he would have to start at the very beginning. "Half right." The D'Angeline stepped closer and took one of Xun's hands, setting to to rest on his shoulder before taking the other and keeping it in his and resting his free hand on the dragon king's waist. "This for more ah...polite...dancing." He was not sure that polite was the best word for it but it was the only one that came to mind.

"For something more intimate, you usually stand closer obviously. With your arms around your partner's waist or neck." Those dances were simpler, just swaying to the music or playing off each others steps. Lifewater had someone he wanted to impress though, so that meant teaching him something a little fancy. "The biggest obstacle is being relaxed and comfortable, but still aware at the same time."

It was obvious enough from Leo's demeanor that this lesson was well practiced. He understood Xun's anxiety.

"Just keep looking me in the eye and try not to think overmuch, it complicates things." Made others more self conscious for one, which causes mistakes more often and even more embarrassment. "Lets try a few steps and see if you can follow them without me telling you." Some understood the 'do not think, just act' part better than others.

He started to move then, just a few simple steps to see if Lifewater could keep up with him.

"Relax." He reminded Xun gently. It was always harder for adults to let go than it was for children; too many years of criticism and judgement maybe?

Another set of steps, a bit different and longer than the last. Were it not for the height difference he might have tried to spin Lifewater, just to add a bit of something else. This whole exercise would have been easier with music but Leo could make do, just timing steps on heart beats for now.