If they tell me what to do felt too familiar. If Mildmay's face wasn't half froze, or he hadn't had so much practice hiding his feelings from Keeper, he mighta flinched hearing it from somebody else's mouth.

"No rush. You can take your time, check the place out, get used to things before getting put to work. But for now, you want a drink? When's the last time you ate?" The practical stuff was easy. The kinds of things Felix would forget about without Mildmay to poke him now and then. "Or I could show you the way to your room."