"Only after I've helped prepare desert," Ariel huffed in response to Mr. Ravenwood's words. With a bow and a smile, she gave her best regards to Phillip before going off her way. Seeing her happy again in her element...Phillip couldn't help but give off a small smile himself. Something about the way she did things with a staff she barely knew...it almost made him laugh. Almost. A smile would have to suffice for now.

"Apologies for her rudeness," he said to Mr. Ravenwood, losing some of the dark edge to his voice. "She loves her job almost as much as she love my family. Sometimes I think she even worships us, but who can say?"