Miles just saw Cass raise an eye at him and shrugged it off. But he quickly grinned even as he looked at the kids. "Daphne's ahh... made plans for us." He gave Cass a wink. "A bit of an early birthday present, from the wife." That was a good enough excuse and he was sticking to it.
He clapped his friend on the shoulder. "Don't worry mate, they'll look after you. They'll introduce you to lots of new people and will show you where the bathroom is, and you won't be scared any more." Miles spoke to Cass like a little child, and smirked wildly.
At the mention of drinks, he looked up. "Why where else but the manor. Did you forget I'm going to beat the pants off you playing pool?"