"I'm still trying to find a way to get you and Josh home, as you are here and now," he says, his voice soft. He looks like he wants to reach out, to touch her arm.

Nerves. He feels like he's off balance with her, and David's shit at fixing these sort of things.

"You know, if you're not comfortable here, if you want, we could slip out. I don't know, maybe it would be good for me to escape my own party. I think I saw Balthier setting up a separate plate of food for Loki and I tell you what, that's terrifying."