The company poured in like Apollo's light. The lovely foreign woman in the blue dress was the first to show up, and he began to speak with her for a moment in his usual easy going manner. "Seems so." He said. "At first I thought I must have arrived at the wrong place. But then again I suppose Lord Cornack's manor is large enough to host high class parties as well." He said, referring to her having dressed beautifully with a bit of wit. 

And after that, the guests arrived in quick succession. It began to look as if he was the odd man out, as the rugged frankish trapper and the raven haired vixen seemed to know either one another or the Indian woman. Alcander would get to know them eventually, of course. He was confident the Baron would announce him to the others, as he and the man funding the expedition were acquaintances. But he decided to remain tentative for a moment as they greeted and mingled. He had been gone from England longer than he had thought, realizing he was not very familiar with the local scholarly groupings. 

That is, until Elle made her way in and he gave her a friendly smile and a nod, showing how pleased he was to see her. She approached the attractive and elegantly dressed woman who sat quite close to Alcander, someone Elle apparently knew. Alcander was not one for small talk as Elle already was aware of. He often had a calm but competent vibe about him unless given reason to share his passions. But it would do well to be at least cordial. 

"This is certainly more comfortable than the desks in the lecturing hall." He said aloud, reaching for his fine glass of mead and taking a sip. "But being a Kalos Kagathos, I suppose this will do." His tone was obviously playful, if his grin didn't betray the sentiment. He did not know Lys profession or interests, but Elle would understand his meaning. Kalos Kagathos referred to the ancient Greek ideals of aristocracy, referring to themselves as the 'good and the beautiful.'