( the calories from his water will suffice, thank you, especially in light of his empty schedule. not a single trial to be seen anywhere on the docket....which is certainly a very rare occurrence. this is where sigewinne or sedene or any number of the melusines that work around the palais would tell him to relax and enjoy his day, and yet he still stands stiffly as he sets the water to boiling and rummages around the cabinets for teabags. )

None of this was provided by myself, so I see no need for repayment.

( indeed, he does not even know if this room is meant to be his, or if it simply a spare doled out at the last moment. )

I take it you are also a newly arrived guest of this resort as well?

( and yet he seems so much more comfortable with everything than neuvillette himself. )