[Now, the truth of the matter is, Sebastian is not a good team leader. Sure he can organise and spread the workload like nobody's business, but he has very little feeling for working with people's natural strengths and weaknesses, and no understanding at all if someone struggles with a task too much.
With that said... Eliot has turned out to be a hard worker, despite Sebastian's earlier doubts. It's quite a pleasant surprise. Thus, when he wanders off to take a break, Sebastian's first instinct isn't irritation.]
Sire, [he says by way of greeting as he approaches Eliot where he sits.]
I apologise, but I am going to be rude and much too forward.
[Sorry about that, but also deal with it? Sebastian, the normal opening line would be "Are you okay?".]