"I could never be dour," Theo replied cheerfully. "My face would look terrible with frown lines. Happy-go-lucky hasn't gotten me killed yet!"
Though there had been some times ... But Saiden didn't need to know about those.
"You could stand to have a sense of humor about it," Theo replied, tossing another onion onto the chopping board. That was the last of the first sack. Now on to the second ... This really was quite a bit of work. Certainly more than Theo had intended to do tonight. "It's nothing personal. We're all just trying to get ahead in this life."
He paused in his peeling to sniff appreciatively at the air. If he hadn't just eaten, he would have tried to beg for a sample -- well, if he hadn't just eaten and learned what a hard taskmaster Saiden was.
can't say good morning without lying twice
