*hasn't really seen his boss since he got back to town, beyond a "welcome back" wave and a "thank you, sir" in passing*
*did send the brownies up Monday morning, though, as promised* (*really hopes Carol didn't actually put that be-nice-to-my-boy-or-it'll-be-a-frying-pan-for-you-boss-or-no-boss note in the container like she threatened to*)
*at the end of another long day of fighting the urge to unplug the phone completely, checks his watch and decides he has time to run up to Ecthelion's office before his next appointment with Nichols (oh joy)* *collects a small box and envelope from his desk drawer and heads that way*