[color=a187be]"Y-yes, Ma'am!"[/color] Barely managing not to drop the tray again, he backed up a bit in an attempt to avoid the blade threatening him. Honestly, he had probably only processed about half of what the intimidating girl in front of him had said due to his general nervousness with the situation, but he had at least understood that he had gotten her to agree to an explanation at least. He also understood by this point that any messing around would probably result in a need for the knockout powder again if he wanted to survive. [i]Definitely not according to plan.[/i]

[color=a187be]"Would you prefer to go inside, o-or would you rather stay out here, then? I know there's a bench out here somewhere...oh, over there..."[/color] He turned his head to the side a bit to find the stone bench underneath one of the flowering trees nearby. It was one of his favorite spots to sit when he needed to get out of the stuffy study to just think, actually. [color=a187be]"Sh-should we maybe sit down, then?"[/color]