Zaria was surprised as Anna pounced and hugged her, not at all expecting that reaction. She hugged her back and then stood up again. "Hey now, this is supposed to be a celebration for us all! I gathered you so we could congratulate each other and be happy about how well we did this year. Though to answer your question, some of you know that I live on and run my own magical creature sanctuary. Well it's going to be expanded next year and will take up more of my time. I didn't think it fair to you all to not have 110% of my focus. A terribly difficult thing for me to give up, but you deserve better."

She smiled light heartedly and and clasped her hands together. "So enough of this sadness, let's have some fun." She waved her wand, and suddenly the room was FULL of red and gold balloons. They took up all the free space from the floor to the ceiling, not even allowing you to see the people around you. "Each balloon contains a treat, joke gift or trinket of some kind, so get popping!" She popped the closest balloon and a packet of ice mice appeared, before stomping one close to her foot.