Felix can hardly fault Howl for his dramatic timing, given that he'd often done the same thing back in the Mirador regularly, but it was rather difficult to be late for his own party. Naturally, the other wizard is casually prowling about the room. He moves away from the table of refreshment where he'd been nibbling on a chocolate-covered strawberry, and glides over to Howl.

"You're looking splendid today," he said, which was in fact a genuine statement if not also slightly with a tinge of jealousy. He's quite tipsy by the time Howl arrives, so he isn't quite in the shape to properly examine how uncomfortably close his feelings for the man veer to his feelings for his real brother.