Juan then thrusted out a hand in Wainwright’s direction with a smile, “Always nice to see you, Wainwright.”

“Juan, good to see you too, old friend.” Wainwright snapped out of his shock before he shook Juan's hand.

Luna Hale set her plate down before walking over to Willa who had already gotten up as they embraced, “We didn’t see you last night. We thought you both weren’t attending this year.”

“Oh no, we could never miss this.” Willa said in all smiles. “Lucy has been lovely, as always.” She shot Lucy a grateful glance.

Wainwright snorted and said, “Yeah. Until you put her on the battlefield.”

Gamma Sylvia then joined...