“I'll be here.” Lyra picked several cubes of cheese off the buffet, ignoring Minuette’s brief frown of distaste. “If Dale likes you, maybe you could stay for supper. Starlight's a really good cook, at least when it comes to main courses. She's not so good at desserts: Bon Bon's are better. I should warn you, though, that Dale and Ka-th-rin eat meat sometimes.”