The big man turned towards Draiss; feigning surprise to find him there; he'd clearly known the mage was coming, and from a long ways away. "Is that so?" he asked, in a voice that was deep, and impactful, with a strong accent. "I think you'll find that these men are more than you're expecting. You must be the new one that the boss was meeting with, no? You look... familiar, somehow, but I don't think we have met before. Perhaps we have fought?"