Luckily, it was hard to feel negatively about the other man when he seemed so open and friendly. He reminded Misha of someone he would have met back home, minus the accent.
"Nah, don't worry about it," he said, with a boyish smile. He knew that his youthfulness showed when he really smiled, and he usually kept it hidden, but hiding seemed opposite to the reason they had showed up today.
"That was one crazy storm. We'd really just got here when it hit, but luckily the house was all ready for it."
Even having only been in town a short time, he recognized the name that had been used.
"Lord Carrick? A vampire right? I mean, he's a friend of yours?"