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Hopefully these reminders would not become a daily occurrence as they were precious seconds he could be using elsewhere to help turn a profit. Celine received an appreciative smile as she set to work, which then freed him up to keep tabs on the other three who had still to prove themselves as being completely capable without his supervision.
Something that Arséne made abundantly clear the next time the boy opened his mouth to speak. Initially Zachaël was inclined to believe that he was receiving lip from the teenager, but the tone was one of complete childlike naivety and a vacant look in the eyes that told a different tale. Never had he imagined that he would have to handhold someone on the basic task that was window washing.
And no, Jina. There would be no cleaning by magic in his establishment. All the light from the spells tended to startle the owls and he found that working with his hands was far more rewarding than a limp wrist wave of the wand.
"Yes." His tone was even and expression entirely dead panned as he looked at the French boy. "And just so we're clear. You fill the bucket with water, add a cap full of the cleaning solution to it, and THEN the rag goes into the bucket to absorb some of the liquid and THEN goes to the window." Actually...come to think of it... "Jina..will you supervise him to make sure he is doing it correctly. There are additional rags here behind the counter."
Not at all how he had wanted to use her time as his personal assistant on the day but...surely between the pair of them they could sort out how to wash windows.
"Mackenzie, once you finish sorting the stamp situation I'll need you to check the coffee and tea station. If it's low on supplies I'll have to send you shopping. Important client coming in later for some custom stationary and invitations. Very high society."
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