Ethan glanced at the filthy floor as Mr. Hart magically cleaned a spot of it. Yep, he had been expecting that that would be their job and he figured they wouldn't be allowed to use magic.. at least he wasn't being a few months shy of his birthday, but was Belle Of Age? He didn't give much thought to it as he listened as Mr. Hart continued. Mop the floor, feed the owls..

The boy glanced up at what seemed like a hundred eyes all trained on him. That was slightly daunting. And then he turned as the mops and food appeared. Ok.. feed them first.. that made sense. That way the birds would be occupied enough to let them clean up.

"Ok.. thanks, Mr. Hart," he said as the boss-man headed out the room. The boy then watched as Belle tried feeding a couple of the owls, figuring he should help her out. "Do you want to work together?" he asked. "Both of us feed, then both of us clean.. or do you want to do one task while I do the other?" The boy picked up a frozen mouse by the tail and held it dangling in front of him while he neared one of the owls. "Hungry? I have just what you're looking for.." He could feed one while she decided..