"As good as can be, all things considered." There's a wry smile tugging at his lips with the answer, curling his fingers around the stem of a glass as he takes a look around the restaurant, eyes coming back to Evie with a non-committal shrug in his expression. "How about you? How are things with the new Duke?"
"They're wonderful," Evie has to admit. "Jean-Claude's doing well with the nest, and I think we're back on to the right track." She doesn't really want to talk politics, however.
"It's nice to have a bit of down-time this month."
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"Aside from that, how have you been?"
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"It's nice to have a bit of down-time this month."