Re: Regina: The Professor's House
Walton turned from Charlie as Rhaef made his way to the front of the group. He took Rhaef's hand, clasping it between both of his, it was less of a handshake and more of a momentary connection between the two men. Rhaef smiled at him and Walton quirked a brow, staring at him. He did not smile himself. After a few moments silence he said in a low voice, only loud enough for Rhaef to hear, "You're wrong."
Then he turned back to Kale and the rest of the crew with a smile. "Well, it is most certainly a pleasure to see all the new faces. I'm sure you are all ready for something nice and warm to eat. I attended culinary school for three years .... a long time ago ... but I'm sure Kale has lured you all here with the promise of food so come along, inside we go." Walton led them all down the dusty, sparsley grass covered terrain to his house, which sat just off a worn out dirt road. There were no neighbors anywhere near by.
Inside the crew was greeted with the smells of cinnamon and tobacco and a faint scent of something delicious smelling cooking in the kitchen through the arched doorway at the back of the room. A fire was blazing away cheerily in the hearth of the living room. Centered around this were two couches completely worn in but all the more comfortable for it. As usual there were stacks and piles of books everywhere. "Don't mind the mess just go ahead and move all this out of your way, there is no method to the madness, just an old man unable to keep his work confined to the study." he said, "Go on, make yourselves at home."
Then he shuffled his way out of the room and into his study, when he returned his arms were full of books. "Charlene dear, would you mind?" he said, motioning for her to grab a bit of the stack from him. He was grinning, "Now I know this is more then I normally lend you but if Kale is going to make it a habit of leaving months and months between visits you'll need a better supply." He lowered the rest of his stack onto the coffee table and sat himself right on the floor next to it.