Rowen was surprised indeed to see Liam approach him. Not that it was an unpleasant surprise. After Marcus left him, Rowen was quite sad. But Liam's approach assuaged that sadness--if only temporarily.
"Oh, Liam," he said, the smile returning to his face, "I-I don't actually know... Marcus just waltzed off over there after we had done a bit of talking. I can't help but feel that..." he looked to his left and to his right, making sure the woman in question wasn't listening, "...Rudalotte had something to do with it."