"You know better than to expect me to feed your vanity," he retorted, still chuckling. "The place isn't so bad. I've been here a few times before. Or at least it wasn't so bad. At the first sign of nappies, we're leaving to barricade ourselves in my shop."
He allowed Lucius to lead the way as always. It was an interesting shift in dynamic now, with their respective ages so awry, but it was a habit he couldn't break after all this time. Besides, it was a sort of compliment and he took it as such. Lucius didn't usually trust just anyone at his back.
"There's a table there," he pointed to a dimly lighted corner as he glanced about, relieved not to see any toddlers in view. "What will you have to drink?" It seemed to him that since he'd been here longer, he ought to buy the first round.