Darius waved to every familiar face he saw and ignored any he didn't. He was doing his due diligence to greet those that he felt his mother and father would wish.

He caught himself in a mirror and admired his hunter green attire, especially the velvet coat that was so soft to the touch it was almost soothing. Still, it wasn't enough of an excuse to remain. He hummed along with the music as he looked around until he found a bottle of wine. It was a fairly good one that had perhaps picked out personally by the patriarch.

Glancing around to make sure no one seemed to be watching, he grabbed it and hugged it close before slipping out a side door of the party to make his way up to some unused guest room.