[She can't help but feel pleased that he laughs. It was a silly joke, but Percy's always so serious that hearing him let go, one way or another, is one of her favorite things.]

You're a rather determined learner, so I suppose that you taking lessons in how to not kill yourself in the kitchen is a great idea. I would prefer you stay whole and hale, after all.

[At his remark about being preoccupied, she grimaces a bit. It was true that it seemed that they never really seemed to stop for very long. And by the time they had, they were the owners of what would become Greyskull Keep in Emon and had servants.]

If only we could do something about your habit of losing yourself in your work.