The entire point of going through the keep had been to avoid being seen by too many other people, including their newly arrived guests. However, Draco definitely should know his own luck better than that and thus shouldn’t be surprised when he ran headfirst into Bartholomew, thus their guests.<br/>It was far from ideal to make this his first impression on the foreigners in his riding gear, but nowt that that was the situation he was in, he would just have to make the most of it.<br/>“It’s a pleasure to meet you as well,” Draco stated in French, making sure to speak slowly and clearly without being patronising. He didn’t know how much French their guests knew, so he didn’t want to assume any level of fluency.<br/>“I excuse my state of being. I did not expect to see you so soon,” he stated, switching to Latin so that it would be easier for the Greeks to talk with him as well and so that he wouldn’t have the advantage of speaking his mother tongue.<br/>“I trust that Bartholomew is taking good care of you and he will be making absolutely sure that you are comfortable and at ease.”