Rodolphus was actually on his way to the Owlery to find off a note to his father. Though his father was a man of few words and even fewer emotions, especially when it came to his eldest they still kept in constant touch.
On this particular trip to the Owlery Deignier had decided to tag along, no doubt to torment the owls. Rodolphus' cat lived to torment house elves, first years, God forbid some one live a toad or rat unwatched near him. The cat would pounce and destroy someone's familiar and feel no remorse. Actually Rodolphus rarely felt remorse when his familiar acted the way he did. He was actually paying more attention to the fuzzy black familiar walking with him than to what was in front of him. Until he ran right into something, more like someone. He stumbled back a bit quickly catching himself. Thankfully he saw who he had collided with before he spoke. "Bella dear I am terribly sorry, are you alright?" He asked, terribly apologetic which is something he never was in a situation like this. Of course Bellatrix Black was nearly the exception to all his rules.