John raised an eyebrow as the conversation abruptly turned into a one-sided turf negotiation.
"Hey, it's all yours," he started to say, but stopped suddenly. As a general rule, he could find all the solitude he needed in his own room; but everybody who had reason to look for him knew he could be found there, and there had been a few instances since returning to the Manor when things had got bad enough that even a friendly intrusion would have been well-nigh unbearable.
He hoped he would never need a secret retreat, but it might not be a bad idea to have one, all the same. And if Loki wanted the place for the reasons John thought he might, it was probably wise to stay on his good side and have an excuse to go up there from time to time anyway.
"Sure, mum's the word," he agreed, picking up a bucket and loading it with cleaning necessities, rearranging the remaining stuff on the shelves so it looked as though they hadn't been disturbed. "You mind smoking? Just so I'll know." He asked the question casually, but watched Loki out of the corner of his eye to gauge his response.
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Date: 2006-06-03 08:56 am (UTC)"Hey, it's all yours," he started to say, but stopped suddenly. As a general rule, he could find all the solitude he needed in his own room; but everybody who had reason to look for him knew he could be found there, and there had been a few instances since returning to the Manor when things had got bad enough that even a friendly intrusion would have been well-nigh unbearable.
He hoped he would never need a secret retreat, but it might not be a bad idea to have one, all the same. And if Loki wanted the place for the reasons John thought he might, it was probably wise to stay on his good side and have an excuse to go up there from time to time anyway.
"Sure, mum's the word," he agreed, picking up a bucket and loading it with cleaning necessities, rearranging the remaining stuff on the shelves so it looked as though they hadn't been disturbed. "You mind smoking? Just so I'll know." He asked the question casually, but watched Loki out of the corner of his eye to gauge his response.