In truth, he had been expecting a faculty member to meet him, but fortune may have been smiling upon him. After all, he had been wanting to hear about the place from someone who was actually being taught there, and starting up a conversation would probably make the wait for this Headmistress Rachel go by quicker.

"Richard," he said as he accepted her hand to shake. He immediately noted that her hands were cold, but Richard assumed that was due to the drink in her hand. "So have you been here long, Bobbi?"