Dion grimaces, then wordlessly refills Joshua's glass. He hopes he doesn't manage to offend with another thoughtless comment as they grow progressively more intoxicated.

Commenting further on Joshua's romantic prospects is probably a road best avoided.

"By all accounts, it took the Oriflamme families whom claim distant relation to the 72 spirits quite some time to sire Bahamut after my predecessor perished- and not for lack of trying. Tis a curious thing, how reliably Phoenix awakens in your family while our own Eikon remains something of a lottery in Sanbreque."