Koltira was not surprised by the knock, per se, but rather by the fact that anyone was knocking at all. He had no roommates as of yet, and he couldn't think why anyone should seek him out. He set aside his runeblade, still slick with blood from hunting in the forest, and went for the door.

"I apologize," he said, as he turned the knob and pulled back, "but I'm afraid you must be mistaken--"

Koltira's eyes widened and the rest of his sentence fell away, stunned silent by the man in front of him. "Bariyan."

A number of questions came immediately to mind, some of them colored with rage--who did this and where are they now--but first he had to get Bariyan out of the hallway. "Come in."