Devaguea watched the lord approach, before nodding to him. "Actually, it is Marquis now. And of course I would come to visit personally, you are the first noble to visit."<br/><br/>He carefully shook the man's hand, making it clear he was keeping his claws from harming him. "I am glad you like it, despite the fact it is still in the process of getting the necessities in."<br/><br/>The dragon noble didn't really need Talia's warning to know the man was quite manipulative. He was a successful noble, despite his youth, which meant he was playing everyone. Part of the reason he had no intention of using a traditional nobility system. For the most part, though, he didn't need anything, and was just here to be nice to the visitor.<br/><br/>sense motive 34 (+14)