Hermes continued to look Victor over a second longer and then he finally extended a hand to shake Victor's. Victor felt like he could breathe again. "Nice to meet you, Victor," Hermes said, though he was clearly reserving judgement.
"It is an honour to meet you, Sir," Victor managed to find his voice to say. "An absolute honour."
At that, Hermes grinned. "I suppose it is." To Kat he said, "Peitho is around somewhere and she's doing very well. Would either of you like a drink? I have some of Dionysus' wine."