Hannibal had appreciated the effort that had gone into the invitation. He always enjoyed the older traditions and he was pleased to see the Collingwoods liked to honour them.

He was genuinely looking forward to this weekend. He knew he would enjoy the traditions, he knew he would likely be asked to cook - he would be honoured to do so - and he wanted to know more about the young man who had invited him. Something intrigued him and while he didn't know what it was, he was seldom wrong about these things.

He smiled at the young man's words. "You caught me. His enthusiasm is commendable, but he might want to learn to channel it. Though not even that can bring me to smoke. I didn't know you did."