It was nice. The bonfire, the comradery, the feeling that for once, it's safe there at the Magicademy.

It was also getting loud and crowded, and for a young duck who - though he'd never admit it - is pretty sensitive, it was getting overwhelming. He didn't want to isolate, though... Not having someone to talk to would make him more uncomfortable.

The solution presented itself when he spotted Dust - it had certainly been a while, but he headed over to stand in front of him, all the same.

"Hey... I'm Louie. You helped me with those jerks a few months ago, if you remember that."