Chapter 5“Good morning, Gregory,” Master Robert said when he met Gregory at the bottom of the staircase before the household gathered for breakfast. “Will you be at the spice shop this morning?”
“Only if I’m not needed here. I promised Jehan I would check over the shop’s takings before Master Crossley comes for the rent tomorrow, but I can easily delay that task until the afternoon.”
“No, no. I require you for nothing in particular. Besides, now you’re a grown man, it’s no longer fitting to send you on errands like a scrubby serving boy.” Master Robert smiled and then gestured at the mug that Gregory was holding. “Are you taking that upstairs for my father?”
“Yes, indeed. I was going to wake him to see if he was able to come downstairs to eat, or if he’d prefer to stay abed a while so I
