Well.
If anyone wondered why alligators were made into shoes and luggage, and not pillows or t-shirts, Nightfall could tell them. As aware of his own strength, and careful as he was, it was still like being hugged by a tree.
Fortunately, Sam Barkley had never been a hugger, unless Terri was involved -- and then not willingly.
"Yeah, yeah, I know, but you can't pout in a corner forever," he answered, willing to laugh and move on from Alice. Sure, it'd taken a while to get to that point, but you had to let people know they didn't have to walk on eggshells around you.
"So... wow. There's so many new faces. How's Winter?"
The question was genuine interest; you could take the Fairest out of the Court, but it was still important. Of course, he also knew there was a good chance he'd get a completely generic, nicely worded "Mind your own business." It was, after all, The Silent Arrow.