((dumb bitch energy 2k19))<br/><br/>There was something enjoyable about it all. Harry was no stranger to the oddities of European royalties, but, after several days of travel, being so impatiently ushered away from the keep's great hall was nothing short of humorous. Whether or not they had inadvertently intruded outside of their host's planned introduction was never made clear; but, promptly being escorted back out to the courtyard by King Lucius' royal advisor had left Minerva furious and Harry on the brink of laughter.<br/>They had left their company behind, only to have their escort continue directly though the keep and into what was to become Harry's accommodations during his stay.<br/>Bartholomew had taken them through what Harry could only imagine was the most direct route to through the palace. The building was nothing short of impressive, yet the advisor had allowed them little time to linger. Harry suspected that King Lucius wanted to be the one to present the grandeur of the century old keep, yet Harry couldn't for the life of him explain why the King had yet to greet his guests.<br/>As they paced through the stone hallways, Bartholomew had kept a polite, yet quick distance in front of the two Greeks. Harry thought the silent back of his head had done a wonderful job of telling them to hurry up.<br/>Out of the corner of her mouth, Minerva was gently spewing curses in Greek. "The nerve of this man. If the King wishes to act like a spoiled child, he can do as he pleases, but this man has no right to be this pleased about showing this amount of disrespect."<br/>Unable to do anything else, Harry just grinned. What little authority Harry himself had been given about this arrangement had quickly slipped out from between his hands, and he found that he had no other choice than to follow the man ahead of them.<br/>"He did invite us, yes?" Harry returned in his softly spoken Greek and inevitably boyish smile. He did glance over at her, wondering whether she would allow herself to smile in this company. "There is no other Louvre?"