[color=lightblue][h1][center] Marie [/center][/h1][/color]

She felt a headache coming on. Frustration ebbed in her temples like the beat of a drum as she watched Ravus engage with the red headed girl. The addition of Rueni's voice in her ear only added to the stress a of the situation and she was sure no one had shut the front door after themselves. 
Right, compose yourself! Deep breath Marie! What would Charles say if he saw you in this state? 
He'd... he'd know what to do. He always did. 
She pushed back the sadness that threatened to overcome her, hoping Ravus wasn't reading her aura; He'd know she would be thinking of her husband.
[color=lightblue]"Take the smoking outside, please! There's already enough dust in here without you worsening the situation"[/color] Her voice was firm, she didn't want to start an argument with him but she also wanted him to know she was in charge of the situation. Rueni was right, he had broken the rules and some way or another there would have to be consequences! Not that she knew what that would be at the moment...
Looking down the hall at the rest of the tenants she forced a smile,[color=lightblue]"Come on you lot! One of the you close the door and leave your bags in the hall; you can pick them up when we've discussed your rooms. Now, who takes sugar?"[/color].
She noticed the two boys picking up belongings that had fallen out of a box. Hopefully they weren't too messy. They're energy by itself was enough to make the demons restless; mess would only worsen the situation, especially with Rueni and Ravus. 
Turning to the tea on the table she started to add sugar to her own cup. One...two...three. She defiantly deserved 4 sugars today; it was only the early morning and she was already sweating with the stress of trying to run the household.