"You'll always have them," she said with a roll of her eyes. "Give them something especially hard to do and let them crack under the pressure. It might not make them appreciate the work other people do but you'll at least be entertained by the situation." Or they'd rise to the occasion and impress him. Either way, it was win-win.

She chuckled. "If I'm missing for a week and a half with no word at all whatsoever, then you can start worrying. I'm in the Gallows enough that over a week would warrant suspicion." She paused. "Just don't make my search party the 'especially hard' job for one of your recruits. I'd hate to have to rescue them instead and bring them home for you. It would be thoroughly embarrassing."