[Fenimore returns the hug briefly, a warm feeling bubbling up both from the contact and from being told it's lovely to see her. It's a nice word to be referred to with, "lovely," and she wishes she could think of one equivalent that she could use without repeating Rei. Oh well.]

It's lovely to see you, too. I'm glad I was able to beat the crowds -- or, at least, be before other people come. What is the festival that you were talking about, by the way?