"I have no doubt we'll see each other again before too long," he said, trying not to sound unenthusiastic. He smiled stiffly at the contact. "Maybe then one of us will have better news. Good day, Narcissa. My best to your family." He turned to slip out of the room, and away from the house, before he could be caught up in conversation with anyone else. He reflected as he made his way back down the drive that his task would be so much easier if there weren't people he actually liked.