Claudius sees a man bristling with hostile energy and weapons drawn, and his instinct is to go in the other direction. Unless the man is attractive. There's a reason why he let Enjolras show him how to shoot a musket. He just has to be at his most disarming, starting with a bow -- one closer to Lan Wangji's when he still respected the Peak Lord than the bows of Claudius's own court. "Well, welcome," he says. As he rises, he considers how thick he'd like to lay this on. "It's always a pleasure to meet a capable-looking man. Where might you be from?"