Persidius largely keeps to himself at the feast. He doesn't feel all that celebratory despite how well the year has gone for him. Mostly he is just tired and wants to go home.
But court is still the center of his world and the countess and her ladies are in attendance so that brightens his day. Eventually he seeks her out,
"Dear lady, I can't stop thinking about what you have told me about the Old Ways. Is there a chance you are as wise about spirits as you are about them?" He asks to start a conversation about something he knows little about other than his direct experience.
Later he is not surprised when the Seneschal starts roaring after being hit in the face with a drunk frog. You can never trust a giggling Sir Eliver.