"You're drunk as a skunk," Vax'ildan realized, halfway between amused and dumbstruck. And he was here. Vax had almost thought they'd just managed a way to make the earrings work at a greater distance - but Percy was actually here. "Don't you dare move, yeah? You just sit your highborn ass down right there and I'll come to you."

He was already up, throwing his room door closed behind him as he raced down the hall.

We are in the cafe. Did that mean...?