"Thanks, I love it!" said Mikhail, greatly happy, although he was worried about the child who had ran out. He then took the crystal and put the string around his neck, causing it to glow mildly. Something that enhanced the powers of Hope, no doubt? Well, for when Siegfried was gone, it could be something to remember the days with him by. But, his eyes would then turn on weighter matters.

"So, that kid who ran off; I haven't seen him much before. What happened to him?" [i]Hopefully, he isn't someone who wanted to become a cultist, or has been corrupted by them, or is somehow connected with the enemy.[/i] Mikhail felt guilty about suspecting one of his fellow former captives of such things, but he was in a war right now, and paranoia was sometimes reasonable.

[i]Or, it could just be because I failed to save someone he wanted saved.[/i]

"Anyway," said Mikhail, "yeah! We can throw a party! I'd love that. However..." he then looked towards the hall, "you guys can make the preperations; I have something to do."

And with that, he ran after the unhappy kid - presumably having recieved an answer from the crowd about what was up with him. 

[@Ikthaias]