Ashura had been watching the exchange, perhaps a bit less tensely given that he was flushed with alcohol. Indulging? Oh indeed.

But that last comment drew him up and he gave an odd look to Thorin and then another to Felix. His head flicked between them, and finally decided to settle on Felix with his brows raised.

"Specifically request him?" he asked, and no doubt Felix could hear the other questions running beneath that one.