"I see," Al bit his lip. "Yeah, a bed would be good." He nodded and his expression cleared at that to his usual neutral stare.
"Of course we are on a first name basis," he confirmed. "He's called me 'Al' for a while now. In fact, it'll be illogical for him to call me by my surname because there's so many of us around.
Um. And I'm sort of working," Al offered. "I'm helping him with the Owlery." The grin on his face returned at that. "It's so much bigger than the one at the Prophet!"