It might make her feel less jealous to know that Balthazar hasn't had more than a few years' worth of opportunity to have friends over. Granted, he made the most of it to the point where he out of notching space on his bedpost.

Smiling, he clinks glasses gently. "I'll drink to that. And I do hope you're right. I think my housemates will forgive me, at least." They're family, after all. "And here's hoping the next time chaos breaks loose, we get treated a bit more kindly in it."