Rohwik had managed to pull at the heartstrings of a familiar portly, yet most kind and generous mistress of the kitchen. (with the help of some very sympathetic kitchen hands, of course.) He had immediately assigned to dish duty, told to scrub each plate sullied at the table by Lord Atadel as well as Rohwik and the others. Mrs. Bertram felt for Rohwik and what had happened, but she did still fret for what treats he might get his fingers on should he be let near any thing that dealt with food. Much to her slight surprise, he was fairly well behaved. It seemed that he took his offense to Lord Atadel quite seriously, even though it was merely an accident.<br/><br/>Once the dishes had been finished - those that were used at the table as well as a few pots Rohwik managed to grab and wash despite the protests of others - Rohwik felt it was about time to make his way and apologize to the others about his misstep at breakfast. (Madame Bertram had it in her mind that he had done more than enough work to 'repent for his sin' and sent him on his way anyhow.) On his way to search for the master of the estate as well as the lady mage, he had passed by the staircase where three of the other boys had been lightly discussing the continuation of their journey.<br/><br/>"Rohwik!" William called out, moving down the stairs after the man. The others followed.<br/>"Rohwik, I'm terribly sorry for what I had said this morning..." Tolan's head was bowed as he apologized to his companion.<br/>"No." Rohwik shook his head curtly, "You were right. I deserved what happened. You're all telling me that I should keep my mouth shut and I just don't listen."<br/>"And you don't intend to either..." William eyed the flame-haired jester pointedly.<br/>"No, certainly not!" the grin on Rohwik's face caused the poindexter to sigh and shake his head defeated, "I'm the life of the journey - you can't expect me to allow it to go on without keeping things entertaining. But what I<em>can</em>do is apologize for any offense I inadvertently make. And that's precisely what I intend to do. You.. you haven't seen either Master Atadel or Lady Lhurriel, have you?"<br/><br/>William blinked a moment, unsure as to whether or not he had seen them after they had departed the dinning hall. Ghestin merely shook his head, certain he hadn't.<br/><br/>"I do believe I had seen the ladymage move to the study... after Kae had apologized."<br/>Rohwik winced slightly at that last bit, nodding. He would have to apologize to his superior as well. He knew that his blunder did not only reflect on himself, but on Kaeden as a commanding official as well.<br/><br/>Having the brotherhood they did, it was no surprise to Hawk that the others practically stepped on his heels when he went to make his way to apologize. He took no offense to it, however, as he admittedly knew he would be the one to suggest sticking their noses where they "weren't invited."<br/><br/>The man's hand was poised to knock on the door left ajar to the library but stopped himself when he heard Corsair's voice. He had thought that Lhurriel would have been alone, however he found it a good turn for him. It would be best to apologize to the both of them at the same time. Well, so it was his intent until he had<em>heard</em>what was said. He glanced over his shoulder at the others who were looking on and seemed quite interested in the bit that was heard as well. Quickly and quietly they all gathered at the door, as silent as a grave while Corsair continued.<br/><br/>"What on earth are you all -" Kae was immediately silenced by hands cupping over his mouth. William was first to keep him quiet, Ghestin's rested over his. Kaeden gave a slightly annoyed look of confusion when he was shushed by Tolan and Hawk at once. Kae would have demanded an explanation for the behavior, but there was little chance he would be able to work free of Ghestin's hold unless that was what he wanted.<br/><br/>Tough luck.