A genuine smile broke out across his face when she introduced herself, and he raised her hand lightly in his as though this had always been the intention. Their past was a mess, and though it was neither of their faults he was entirely unsure what to do to fix it. This, though, he thought he could handle. If they were truly starting over, they'd have a lot of catching up to do — but they would have had all that catching up to do, anyway, and it was such a relief that Lily was willing to approach the thing without any grand expectations. This might even, he thought hopefully, be sort of fun.

"It's an absolute pleasure to be able to meet you, Miss Huddleston," he said, offering her a playful partial bow before releasing her hand. "I should like to hear everything about you."