He has him there, and Elias gives a half-smile, nodding his head as if ceding a point.

"For what little time I've been here? Well enough. The flat is adequate and work looks to be in ready enough supply. I suppose I'll figure out the . . . remaining requirements, as I go." The acknowledgment takes hardly any masquerade of blandness - for all he's historically had more on his proverbial plate than his employees could have suspected, intimate relationships haven't factored in it for some while.