"Alastor," he replied as he took another bite from his cotton candy.  "This isn't a place for casual interests, you know.  The Night Parade has a history in dark magic that dates back to pre-Christian times."  Alastor smiled as he said it, strolling to move around her, others around them making room at the silent command he seemed to issue.  "Legends say the first Night Parade was created by a demon of some power in Europe.  It was meant as a way to feed easily, for people become distracted by the littlest of things."<br/><br/>The hand not holding the cotton candy snapped into the air between them, a gout of green flames bursting forth.  "You wish to behold the dark and the dangerous?"  His pacing continued, stalking circles around her.  Multiple pairs of eyes were on them, and a collective breath was held as he performed another little act.  Xyveris may choose to punish him for it, but it wouldn't be severe.  After all, Alastor was far too needed as one of the most potent glamour-users within the place.  "You're but a child within this world, Lily.  Born within the light and possessing love."<br/><br/>He paused in front of her, invading her personal space, looming over her even as he allowed another small trick to unfold.  Power seeped through the rings in his eyes, making them glow, casting tiny circles of light upon her face.  "If you wish to see the true dangers, the dark, macabre that exists within the Night Parade, you'll have to forever bid farewell to the light and embrace the darkness in its entirety."  Closing his eyes, his free hand spun a small circle in the air before he flung it down towards the ground.<br/><br/>Around the pair of them burst a ring of green flames, blazing into the air before disappearing, leaving not a mark upon the ground.  Alastor gave her one final gaze before turning and flinging the hand into the air once more, only this time no flames came forth.  "WELCOME good people!" he called out in a booming voice.  "To the Night Parade."  The breath was released from the crowd as a huge cheer rose into the skies.