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She didn't seem to notice his analysis as she handed him his little teacup. She seemed curious as she looked around. "Now where did everybody go? I hate that you scare everyone away. You're not that scary, at least not to me."

"I thought I should give my main staff some time to go fix other things around the house or sneak in a quick meal." Ellie nodded as Henry continued on his train of thought. "I doubt that you'll be needing a full set of support staff anymore."

"Thats too bad that me not being sick anymore will mean that they will all have to lose their jobs. Its not exactly peak hiring season in the city now is it." Ellie took out a bottle of honey from behind a sandwich on the porcelain dish and added the syrup to her tea while Henry watch in a bit of confusion at the audacity of making an already sweet thing more so.