"You could move the child," Alexei pointed out. "She probably will not even wake, as late as it is." The child seemed to be settled though, and if she was comfortable, he would not argue.
"It seems as though a number of us are stuck here. Given the hour, we are here until morning." Alexei frowned. It would be a problem, sleeping here. He would worry about that later. Knock on wood - three times - it would not be necessary, and they would be escorted back to their proper commons before midnight.