Hans makes sure Elizabeth eats her fill before answering.<br/>"He told me to 'bring this to my wife'. I told him we give him a little too much help around the kitchens for that kind of sass from him. And that he spends too much time around you to know how things really stand."<br/>He smiles at her, a bit coyly.<br/>"Unless, that is, you've told him something you've not told me."<br/>Being seventeen, and Elizabeth gaving grown into a young woman, Hans could not help but see that the girl he once knew had turned into a woman. What he felels about that is confusing even for him, though he'd never jeapordize their friendship.<br/>"You don't have to worry about it. I can deal with the comments. I just don't want them to become a wedge between me an... Well. Anyone. Especially not you. So don't overthink it."<br/>He takes another swig of his rum. He wasn't easily affected and never drank more than to become a little tipsy. He was a cheerful drunk, too, though the bottle he had reserved for himself seems a bit on the large side. maybe it's just because he's getting older and more tolerant to alcohol, though.<br/>"How long until you're fit again, do you think?"