Humming at the suggestion, he tilted his head curiously. “Will you? Mm... You know I am always happy for a new vest, but only if the mood strikes you to, my love. I didn’t do this to inspire gifts, and I’ll be just as happy to have company while I work too, you know. I’ve... gotten accustomed to having someone around, and I’ve been informed bouncing thoughts and ideas off Pretzel is rather silly.”

Standing back to let Rhy go through the supplies he’d collected, Llewellyn moved to shuffle a few papers around as he spoke over his shoulder. “It’s actually nice to have things tidier, sort of uh— like spring cleaning? The two of us moving forward.” What with Inesa’s shop closing, it was nice to welcome Rhy here. Especially with his own investigation assistant gone. It meant the office would otherwise be empty aside from himself, so why not share it?

On the subject of keys, resting next to a pincushion shaped like a tomato was a key to the office, just in case Rhy needed to get in without him.