He rubbed his face and eyes and looked about him, brushing down his tunic and cloak to be presentable. He wondered who it would be and realised he actually had been expecting someone to be arriving, sooner or later. He coughed, clearing his throat and standing up straight. He was going to have to get this over and done with sooner or later. The knocking came again, this time more forcefully, and he heard multiple voices from the other side of the door.