He nodded to himself at her explanation, apparently ignoring her confusion over his choice of words for himself. "So out of force of habit then."<br/><br/>He sighed, before nodding and steeling himself, his muscles tensing slightly being the only visible indicator of his unease, before nodding again. "Well, I guess I should go meet the locals then. See you in the morning then. If I am lucky."<br/><br/>He gave her a mirthless grin, before stepping back into the zoo that was the Court, plate absently held in one hand, picking delicacies from it with an air of absent ease, though he doubted it seemed so absent to them. It would at least keep him from letting the gribbles, or persistent and nervous worries, get to him as he circulated, promising nothing, only seeing what their reaction to another mortal applicant was, getting a feel for the overall Court reaction was. He made several paths through them, noting absently that they moved to intercept him, but he made it through the throng of Fae before his plate ran out, though it was odd that he appeared in front of the same refreshment table each time, despite never turning from his path through the Court. He made four paths through the Court before his watch claimed it was midnight, and he was nearly at the end of the fourth trip at that point, so he slipped free, and refilled the plate, before heading back to shore, finding the group of trees that others who had left before had been heading towards, and REALLY hoping it didn't shift for him. That would be absolutely 'hysterical.' At least for the Fae, no doubt.<br/><br/>Once he made it to shore, he finished the plate, and then broke out his bedroll, wrapping up and getting some sleep before dawn got any closer. His watch alarm was set to 0500, so he should be up well before dawn.