Rydia nodded. "You're pretty perceptive. I'm sure there would be heightened security anyway, but the threat of hims arriving prompts even more measure for tonight."

She took another sip of the wine. "I wouldn't be surprised if you did hear about Mysidia at all tonight. Few of us were actually involved, but I bet you could see the fireworks from quite a distance. We were lucky...but don't let that spoil your evening. If he comes, we'll deal with him. If he doesn't, then there's no reason for letting his shadow spoil festivities anyway."