Dylan rolled his eyes at the comment, but grinned all the same. "He's around," he said. "I lost him and Craig in the crowd somewhere." He wasn't too upset about that, as he'd hardly expected to stay by them all night. On the contrary, he was keeping an eye open to spot Lori, though the crowd had hidden him so far.
Taking a sip of his drink, he looked at Patrick, then smiled. "Happy birthday, by the way. This must be quite the nice present. Save for gran- Emelia's parties I don't think I've ever seen anything quite this decadent before."
"Definitely not in England," he added with a laugh.