"Hello," Justin said with a little smile. He very politely pretended not to see anything, instead moving to one of the worktables and pulling over a tray of valerian that was ready for repotting. "I can come back later, if you'd like," he said, pulling off the gloves after a moment of thought, as they were too bulky to work with the small roots. He carefully dug in the soil with his fingers to expose them. Wouldn't Mother be proud to see me now? came the sardonic thought.