But inside the Cabaret, the air is cool. Peredhil looks happily around. Guido the Bodyguard is talking to Guido the Bartender. Nuncio is standing at Elrond's back, scratching idly at the the blond wig still fixed to his pate.
Elder Zool's portrait is talking to Loremaster Jechum in low tones, while Orlan is idly whittling chocolate into bunnies and other shapes - some not so recognizable.
Doctor Evil, lolling at a table, smiles faintly everytime he and Elrond's eyes happen to cross. The wheels and cogs of many ideas spin behind his impassive gaze. His confidence is rather disconcerting.
As always of late, several of the Zadowns are around, although very subdued at the moment. Peredhil frowns faintly, but can do nothing about the situation.
Gwaihir has taken his stack of parchments to a table in the shadowy corner. His Quill is worn to the nub as he works and reworks each line, searching for the perfect meter and word, building poems from his heart. Not for him the quick scribbles such as Elrond enjoys.
The faintest glimpse of Yui in the shadows behind Gwaihir, then gone again. The Huntress has many hidden paths through Shadow and shadows, this must be an intersection she uses frequently.
All in all, it is a lovely day so far, wondering who will come through the door and spend some time next.