Adrian actually smiled. "I'm aware," he replied, "but as I do need to eat and I did come to speak with you as well, it's productive to do both at once, isn't it? I'm busy, yes but if I don't get a clear head from time to time," he shrugged one shoulder and went for his coffee.
He listened to her speak as he sipped it. "Ah, yes. She's simply looking out for your best interests. She wants you to be happy?" His mother made similar claims but he didn't believe them. He wondered if Lavender's Merete was more sincere than his mother. "They do at that. Sometimes that is the case, but often I find it isn't at all."