One of the young men who had spoken with Leo earlier eventually slipped away from the main room and into one of the quieter adjoining rooms.
He looked around briefly after entering, then shut the door.
When he turned, he found a man of similar age and stature standing far off in the room.
He stood near one of the tall windows, a drink resting loosely in his hand as he looked out towards the grounds, seemingly content to have a moment away from the noise of the gathering.
Eventually, he turned to look at the earlier prompting of the door opening.
"Alessandro," he muttered.
"Matteo," Alessandro said and walked further into the room before coming to a halt right beside the former.
"You were right."
Matteo raised an eyebrow but didn't react as Alessandro went on.
"It really was him," Matteo said with a smile as Alessandro nodded.
"Leo Calderon."
Matteo's expression remained still for a moment, then he nodded slowly, prompting Alessandro to turn towards him.
