"Visitors? At this hour of night?" Excitement tinged his tone as the boy with the vibrant blue eyes leapt from his sitting position and onto his feet, boots making dull sounds on the floor. In a hurried manner, he waltzed towards the door, hardly pausing to see if Claude was following or not, a spring in his step. "How exciting--!" Opening the door for his unusually timed guests, he peered around the doorway, smiling slightly at them. "Do you need something?"