"Thank you, Herr Faust. I was lucky to receive such pleasant accommodations upon my arrival here," Hans said. He'd been given his choice of several locations, in fact, and picked this one due to the house being of a modest but comfortable size and the neighborhood being a quiet one.
"I trust you have been enjoying Paris since we last spoke?"
Hans set the flowers on the kitchen table, then rejoined the men in the living room, settling back onto his armchair with a slight wince he tried not to show. Weakness was never a desirable quality when dealing with fellow Germans.