Pleased that Mr. Alderton seemed amenable to her request, she smiled as he stood and used her free hand to take his offered one. She didn't even look at her chaperon, as it was not one of her favorites, but Torie could hear her rolling her eyes. Still, she wasn't going to worry about that, and so therefore, she took one more sip of her water and set the glass aside.

It didn't surprise her that he had no idea who she was and so she chuckled quietly. "No apology necessary, there are so many young ladies at these events I can scarcely keep track myself," That wasn't exactly true, but a little white lie never hurt when soothing awkward moments. "Malfoy, the youngest, Victoire." She kept her hand on his, using him to steady herself and prolong the moment. "My friends call me Torie, though." She liked to toss that out, hoping that stuck as much as her surname. This was an unusual sort of introduction, but she had fainted on him, some propriety had to be skipped.

"I believe I'm well-acquainted with your cousin, Poppy." She said by way of an explanation. And Basil, obviously, but her friendship with Poppy was far more normal, given their debutante status. It was Torie's job to know the people of the ton and who ran in their social circles. Having that connection to Poppy and Basil did had only made her ensure her knowledge of their extended family was up to date.

Keeping her hold on Mr. Alderton, Torie was hoping her unsteadiness was a good excuse to stick close. His smile and his kindness had won her over, despite the rocky start to their evening!