It was the glittering lights that caught his attention. Not that Elita ever failed to stand out, but even from a distance, the lights readily caught the optic.

Thankfully, she wasn't engaged with any of the other party-goers at the time he spotted her. So with a final adjustment to his long red cloak, he felt free to approach, snagging up a pair of lovely mixed cubes from the bar along the way.

"I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that so many people showed up - and in such finery. Things have been so busy lately they could use the break."

He smiled wryly by way of greeting - obviously for once, mask preemptively down for his own drink - offering Elita the second cube as he stepped in beside her.