"Exactly!"

No, he definitely isn't going away any time soon. And, really, even a villain knows not to attack people at a party.

"Not to worry, it takes rather a lot to offend me," he answers. He shakes her hand and it's a good job he's taken those gauntlets off by now, as gloves are a little more comfortable for this sort of thing, aren't they?

"Call me Azwel. I'm told drinking helps make socialising a little easier. Thus, clearly, the answer is to drink more." You know. Drunk logic.