"Only a few days. It seems I arrived later than the rest ... which does give me hope that others have yet to follow me. There are several faces missing ... but I shouldn't trouble you with such things. We're at a celebration." Dimitri shakes his head, and turns up the corners of his mouth in an attempt at a smile. "That is good to hear. My home is prone to attacks by giant beasts in the winter -- creatures that prefer to mind their own business, as animals do, sound far more manageable."