The bath would indeed be warmed, nearly hot as the maid assumed it would take such to get the whelp clean. She would return a bit with towels, soap, brush, and some clothing she had gathered per the Lady's request.  Setting them down along the bench that lined the bathroom wall before she spoke. " The shampoo is in the shower as well as conditioner. Please bring your clothes out upon finishing your bath that they may be properly disposed of. " With that she gave a curtsey and left to attend other things within the large home.<br/><br/>Raine however had settled behind the desk lazily as she glanced to the mail that had been left upon it previously. It was nothing of significance, a few bills and odds and ends of correspondence that she had partook of a while back. It wasn't long after she had opened a letter from a long lost friend that John had entered with a solitary rasp of knuckles upon her office door. Eyes of azure lifted to regard the man astutely, a slight arch in a brow given in an unspoken question. John hated it when she didn't speak and he suddenly felt the need to clear his throat of a small obstruction or so it felt.  "Miss Duboise" he began to which that brow arched a bit higher.<br/><br/>Raine had shifted her posture, the chair swiveled to the side to face a set of seats that were positioned at the side of her desk. One slender leg had crossed over the other as those meticulously groomed hands had fallen to her lap and fingers entwined. Elbows pressed to the arms of her seat as she waited knowing he knew full well what she expected him to do. John had entered fully and shut the door with a hush of a push before moving to one of the chairs and settling in as if it were a long lost lover. The man was rather large and it was difficult to find furniture that fit, but that chair, well it fit like a glove. " I mean Raine. " He offered a rugged smile as a twinkle set in the depths of his grey eyes. " We've known each other a long long time. "<br/><br/>She had been listening intently and a smile curled the corners of a generous mouth at his words, those piercing blue eyes still etched on him. " That we have John, that we have. " She agreed.  She knew he was seeking information as to what she acquired that boy for, but he didn't wish to offend his long time friend and employer. It wouldn't end well for him business wise or health wise to cross her or anger her. "No harm will truly come to him, I give you my word. " She spoke to his silence, ridding John of the need to even attempt to cross that line. There was a relief etched in the greyness of his old eyes, a smile offered along thin lips. "Thank you Raine, I was not certain as to why you wanted him. " He continued. " He seems so out of place and forgotten, I don't think he can survive the likes of what you could do. " His worry had been sincere in tone and Raine understood John's need to care for every wayward human that crossed her path.<br/><br/>Again she shifted and put her weight along her left hip, right leg still cast over the left as she leaned to the left of her chair. " John, I will not lie to you, he is naught more than kine to me, food. " She began. " I will make sure he is fed, well tended and even give him a job, however if he disobeys me I will inflict discipline as needed. " She spoke as if she were regarding a child of her own. " My days of reckless abandonment are long gone, I give you my word." She smiled. " So I am afraid you will have to trust me or at the very least warn him yourself, should you desire to do such." She stated.<br/><br/>John sat there a few moments in silence, obviously mulling over all that she had spoken. In truth he had never known her to harm a living soul, though she had left some in dire situations when the hunger grew too out of control. Giving a nod he looked to Raine once more. " I understand Raine, I am sure your word can be taken as it is meant. " His smile faded some. " I will see you at dinner ?" He questioned as he rose and moved back to the door before looking back . She'd nodded her head with a smile and he could feel the hairs prickle along his neck at the depths of her cold eyes. There was nothing more to be said, he spoke his concerns and the rest was up to the boy and to Raine, he only hoped that Raine would not end the boys life unneccesarily.