Tyki returned Lilinette's look without comment. He knew why she was looking at him like that, but he didn't care. He'd smoked it outside, what more did the brat want? Nel was far more deserving of his attention. She was obviously terrified of both of them, but she was still going out of her way to be pleasant.

"Please," he said, giving her a charming smile. His grey skin, lips a shade darker, made his white teeth stand out. "Tea, coffee, I'm not fussy what it is."

He wondered if she spent a lot of time in the kitchen, or if that was her job while waiting for new members to arrive. It didn't sound likely that somebody else's minion would be put on greeting duty, but it wasn't impossible either.