Holidays ate me.
"It is, indeed, much to my delight. And if it wasn't.....it would be a different world entirely without fear. Certainly not one I care to spend any time contemplating." Sitting back wit his cup, Horror chuckled softly.
"If he is, then that is most unkind. It is expected from beings like you or I....but the very one who should never laugh at another's misfortune?" A disappointed shake of the head and a resigned little shrug conveyed Horror's feigned feelings on that point.
"Do have something to drink. If the next is difficult, as you say, then a little refreshment is in order."