If things hadn't been so strange already about this party, Rhodes wouldn't have been all that curious about Clavia choosing to stick by the newcomer's side. She did about the same when he and Ralera married and Ralera moved into the town from Lurelin. But there had been a lot of talk this morning. The newcomer being on the Rito man's arm like that didn't ring too many bells- she had to have come from somewhere, obviously, the Rito must just be a friend from the outside -but Rhodes just wasn't someone you could pull one over too easily.
"I see Clavia's had a chance to be the first to say hi," he said as he approached Clavia and the two strangers. "So that means we get to say hi now." He held out his hand. "My name's Rhodes."