“Oh that is most generous,” she gushed. He really was a very nice man, was he not? And he was correct in thinking that he was very interesting. She had not met anyone like him before. There was an odd sort of feel about him that she could not quite put her finger on. He was very different from anybody else she had ever met, but she could not say exactly why.
But she could not in good conscious allow him to think that they could be more than friends. “Though I am sure you would be a most kind and gracious master, I already have one. And my master wishes me to help you. So, if you have not hit your head, what else may I do to aid you… Spike?”
What an odd name.
She wanted to ask if her sister was still here. That would be… well it would not exactly be nice. Jeannie could be very difficult at times, but she was still family. It would be good to see her. Perhaps after she granted this Spike-person his wish she could make a request of her own. Perhaps he would know where her sister was.
Jeannie’s eyes watched his face expectantly. Surely if her new master wished for her to help him, he must need something. How wonderful to have such a conscientious master! To look after it’s citizens in such a way, the City must be very great indeed.