Her fair eyes sparkled with delight to see the Houses fill Cereus' hall, familiar figures largely the people her life was built around. Each House had its glory and she watched it with pleasure. When Valerian entered it took her little time to locate Yves' among them he had after all been a good friend for over ten years now and the one who had helped her the most through Thessla's illnesses and her first few years as Dowayne. And once, once she had helped him as well. The thoughts of that night were enough to bring a delicate flush of pink to her cheeks, obscured largely by her star burst mask as Mandrake followed their counter part and the bear costumed Dowayne of Valerian toasted joie to her.<br/><br/>A near by fosterling had a tray proffered up and she gestured the lad closer, accepting one of the small glass and lifting it in toast in return, calling out into the crowd in a tone joyous and sweet<em>"Joie!"</em>. It had others following the toast and calling out the word as well and that too brought a smile to her lips. She discarded the empty glass for a full one and then gestured to Martan to take her place on the dias as she descended into the crowd to weave her way to Yves.<br/><br/>It wasn't long till she was at his side, her head tilted back to smile up at him warmly as her head inclined ever so slightly, eyes raking over his costume. "What a delightful choice of animal for you." She murmured, the fingers of her free hand lightly trailing over the thick white fur. "Is it inspired by the tale of the bear witches of Alba? What is their name..." A slight frown hovered on her features, obscured by her mask as she tried to find the information that lay somewhere in there; normally she did not talk so readily without good reason but it was the Longest Night and the two of them had an ease between each other for which she was grateful.<br/><br/>Finally Léocadie shrugged, dismissing it and raised her new sparkling glass to him. "<em>Joie</em>my friend, it is good to see you."