[hmm, a tiny thing. it's not one of the servants, who are often apprentices from the Lower Quarter making ends meet, or attached at the hip to an older patron, and definitely looks like a fish out of water... yeah, someone's going to eat this kid up pretty soon.

unless mehitabel has something to say about it. she drifts over towards him, as naturally as can be]

Are you trying to mimic the walls, dear? You're doing an admirable job of it.