"aha! you are the Black Eagle who had passed around flowers for National Woman's Day sometime ago! Tine, correct?" Ferdinand passed a hand through his bangs, huffing proudly. "that is exactly the kind of activity that makes us stand out above the rest! I have been meaning to track you down and applaud you for your efforts!"
"here you are! a rose!" ta da! he rolled his wrist to reveal a deep red one, with petals that had been tenderly cared for the entire night. "if you ever need help next time when you go around to everyone, will you ask for me? I, Ferdinand Von Aegir, am at your service!"
"Y-yes, that would be me-"
Sometimes is an understatement; in fact, she wonders how the young man even remembers it. It wasn't anything special, just Tine's effort to build a good reputation for herself in the absence of real experience with such things.
Still, it clearly stood out to someone.
"Thank you, hold on a second please"
She fumbles with the bouquet; she really needs to look over and abandon the badly damaged ones but can't find it in her to do so.
Maybe she can reuse them for something; it's not like the academy will want them back.
Finally she pulls one of them out, exchanging it meekly.
"I am Tine of House Freege, and thank you for your offer. Feel free to rely on me too; as classmates, we should support one another."
She's also not really a fan of owing people...