[Elfmas!]

The two wolves hop around and rub their heads into Lucien's hands, then prance away as if inviting him to chase them. Their mother walks up to Geneviève and looks at her with bright eyes. There's definitely some seasonal magic on those wolves to make them so friendly, but even so they're acting very tame. They must be trained in some special way.

Wenomir approaches Cass with long strides. He seems in an unusually cheerful mood.

"Cassandra! Good to see you here. I wanted to introduce you to my student, Koshal." He puts his hand on the minotaur's shoulder. It's a long way up.