Lucien is high as a kite - even before they took the mushrooms - watch them soar. 

"Ailee!" Lucien wonders if they can still do a handstand. Could they [i]ever [/i]do a handstand? They could do a cartwheel... "Would you believe this is where I needed to be? I'm sure you would. Another wonder in a wonderful day: Did you come here because it's important, or is it important because you've come here? I've gone for a run, you see. With an angel, a cannibal head-hunter, trained war owls - an elevator did its level best to engage me in [i]coitus[/i], fastest way from [i]petite[/i] to [i]grand[/i] mort I've ever seen sliding down a shaft, but I suppose it's my fault for flirting-" 

They're beside Ailee now, standing over her. Lucien doesn't look down on her, for the same reason you don't look down on a tightrope.

"-So how is it that after all that, my [i]wonderful [/i]friend Ailee is still the most dangerous to join me on my run, today? And are you going to introduce me to your new pal, here?"

It's almost certainly a compliment. Either way, Lucien's here to help. Whether it's to help [i]Ailee[/i], they're not sure yet. She's been talking to someone, here, and they might need it more.