It was weird to open the front door again, to have Joseph with him. It had been awhile since he'd been here but he was almost sure that the house welcomed him as he stepped through. Maybe if he was more understanding of how wards felt, he would know his answer without the ritual he was about to go through? Were the wards even still there before he left in the first place? He didn't know.
His hand never left Joseph's, even when Amadeus greeted them as they reached the study. "I asked him to come... but he knows he has to stay outside." Rhys was a little more held back than normal, but he managed a smile at that chuckle coming from his lover. There was a weird air between the two, still, but it was starting to clear, even a little bit. Turning his head, the fledgling Tremere placed a soft kiss against the other man's temple before carefully untangling their fingers. "Thank you."
With that, he fully turned towards Amadeus, his face rather serious. His jacket came off, to be laid across the back of one the chairs nearby. It was obvious his wardrobe had been upgraded, his current outfit actually fitting him quite well. The last time he'd done this, he'd gone too far and lost himself. With his mentor there, it wouldn't happen, no matter the outcome. "S-Shall we begin?"