♔} With a muffled compression of thick, worn pages, slender hands clamped the book tightly shut and allowed it to rest facedown upon his lap. One leg crossed over the other as curious blue eyes lifted to take note of all the newcomers on the grounds of the estate.
Just who are you all? Did my brother call you all out here? I don't understand him...
A decidedly calculated smile crossed his lips. Better be on his best behavior until he got to the bottom of this.
"My, my...aren't there quite a lot of you, today?"
Now a delicate tilt of the head.
"Please, allow me to welcome you to the home of the Baskervilles."