Blaise finished laying out the food and as much as he would like to take his shoes off he wouldn't do so in the kitchen. He knew that eventually they'd make their way to the sitting room and that is when he could let proper decorum wane.
"Seeing as you seem to think I have something dark and brooding on my mind I believe I'll stick to wine," he joked. "Though I am curious as to what you feel I need to get off my chest."