"It can't be helped. I will be here until you have prepared supper anyway, as I have all of these," lifting a few of the many envelopes on his desk, "to take care of. Has Mr. Kroger been shown the Dunster hospitality?"<br/><br/><span style="color: black">"He has received the full Dunster hospitality as you ordered, My Lord,"</span>Aspen grinned. He then bowed as he said<span style="color: black">"Now, I will get right away on supper."</span><br/><br/>Aspen rose from his bow. He walked over to the door, opened it slightly, then turned to his lord with that smile again.<br/><br/>"Aspen....don't make that face at me. Its disgusting."<br/><br/><span style="color: black">"Yes, My Lord."</span><br/><br/>As Aspen was preparing to leave the room, Gabriel picked up one of the darts he had on his desk and threw it at Aspen. Then Gabriel turned back to his desk. Why had he let all this pile up? And why didn't he have Aspen do something about it? That's right...he wanted to take care of these matters by himself. Plus, this would keep him occupied for a short while before supper. He hadn't heard what Aspen said after he had caught the dart, he was so focused on the paperwork.