"Change?" Merry repeated, as they climbed back up the stairwell. He wasn't sure how much a man with the same last name as the company was going to inspire anyone that change was on the horizon, though he decided against saying it aloud. He sighed. It wasn't as if he was totally immune to the problems within this division. "Well, I'll see what I can do."
He wasn't comfortable saying anything else on the subject, and so he changed it. "Do you mind if I borrow you for a few weeks?" he asked. "I know you're Lewis's assistant, but he's out for a bit and I don't have a PA of my own. I promise not to double your work load."