After making sure she's cleared all tasks and potential appointments for the day, she sets her gift down as her employer's attention was elsewhere.
No notes, no fuss.
✤ Demon Anthea ✤
✤ Emoji: 🎃
✤ Flower demon + Owl demon.
✤ Works under Mycroft Holmes.
✤ Used to disapprove of Milverton as Mycroft's consort, but as always, ultimately respects her liege's decision.
✤ Would take on any task for her employer.
✤ Loyal to Mycroft only.
Occupation:
Personal Assistant to Mycroft Holmes, Secretary to the Head of Interdepartmental Communications and Director of Intelligence
(Classified) Other occupation: Liaisons officer for MI6 and other Intelligence units.
✤ Demon Anthea ✤
✤ Emoji: 🎃
✤ Flower demon + Owl demon.
✤ Works under Mycroft Holmes.
✤ Used to disapprove of Milverton as Mycroft's consort, but as always, ultimately respects her liege's decision.
✤ Would take on any task for her employer.
✤ Loyal to Mycroft only.
@TheGovernmxnt "Right, sir. Of course." Anthea eyes the clearly very expensive box. "Should I arrange for a gift from you in return? Or would you prefer to make arrangements yourself?"
@TheGovernmxnt Anthea hums. "Sir. If anyone could deduce is it was poisoned or not, it would be you. I'm more wary by the gesture itself than the actual present."
She doesn't know whether to be impressed or wary. But seeing her employer's effort to hide a smile makes her choose the former. That doesn't mean she wouldn't stay wary, however.
@TheGovernmxnt "I know. But I like seeing you happy." Anthea takes a pile of folders and straightens them. "And when you're happy you also work so much faster. Which is good for both of us."
@TheGovernmxnt "You know why, sir." Anthea sits on the edge of Mycroft's desk and steals a piece from his tin off toffee. "If you're happy, then I will try to be happy for you."
Her lips thin as she set down tea for her employer. Noting how he wore the same clothes from yesterday, and how he smelled faintly different from usual. Things you only notice when you've worked with someone for so long...