"No, it's true, kupo," Yarrow agreed over his newspaper. "He's an arrogant, over-confident, entitled jerk."

In response Clarus just motioned to the moogle as if to say 'see?', then accepted the cover and put it over the eggs, watching the pan as if he thought it were going to do something interesting or might explode if he looked away.

"I've been informed I may dismiss him once I feel I don't have further need of him. I thought perhaps another few weeks and then he could be free."