"Not at all," Ari told him, trying and failing to stifle a giggle. Every time she saw Merri, she found that she had to remind herself of his age. "I live closer than you do." When the waiter came over, she ordered her coffee - complete with cream and caramel, because why not - and a scone. She decided not to mention that this was, for the most part, breakfast for her. "Things have been busy for you, I expect," she said once both orders were in and the waiter had departed. "All of the guilds are in a tizzy, in their own way." She suspected she and her cohorts had it easiest, actually, but then, that was one of the advantages of Thieves' Guild; selfless heroism was rarely asked of its members.