She gave him a hug and then hurried off with a grateful frown that left a strong impression. A few moments after she left, Alistar proceeded to roll up his sleeves and then set about storing away the food that had been brought in by other house servants earlier on. The entire time that he worked, he thought of his uncle Daniel with growing contempt. It was regrettable that Alistar was over a dozen spots down the list of those in line for the throne of Civus, for if he were the king of this kingdom then he would surely change many things. At least he would hope to, though as he was now he doubted that he could manage a small business much less an entire realm.