Merri/Lavitz | early evening
"Nice to meet you, Lavitz!" Merri chirped, withdrawing his hand after the shake to steady his plate again.
He glanced around the hall to see if he could find any of the other councilors, both in his own guild at the others, but none came to his immediate view. Still, he had an idea of who might be here and who wasn't, at least among the mages.
"Peony -- er, Peony Min--" Merri wasn't sure who Lavitz knew and who he didn't. "--isn't here tonight, but I think Toku might be! Er, Toku Matsudaira, that is. I don't know about the other guilds' councilors though." He hoped that at least Drake was here; it'd be good to see him.