"I'm glad they're not only warm and dry but that they're getting well and that they're also able to get some good food," Angus said.
"I'm betting that they're very, very grateful for all the help you're all doing to help them recover and rebuild," Simone said.
"Well, I know how grateful we are when someone lends us a hand, so how could we not help someone else?" Angus said.
"We don't have the grades from the exam, but we were the only two in our class that were able to make the potion at all," Ginger beamed.
"Well done!" Angus told them. "I am so proud of you both."
"You coming to eat?" Anise asked him.
"Yes. As soon as I know that our friends are set for their food," Angus said. Even as he spoke, he heard some banging on one of the tables. He turned to see that the pitchers were empty of ale, and that was causing some restlessness. Angus laughed, and he refilled the pitchers for them. Angus understood they were all still in need of some stress relief, and his addition of the ale for them was a kindness that they had not anticipated but they very much welcomed. Once the ale was refilled, the fae chatter and laughter resumed.
Angus went over and put some soup for himself in a mug and got a sandwich, a few crisps, and a can of soda and he back over to the desk.
"Sorry, but there seems to be a biergarten going on, on the desk, and as the honorary bartender, I need to keep the ale flowing," Angus said. "I'll sit over here to I can keep the bar open for them."
He was about halfway through with his soup and sandwich, all while continuing to refill the pitchers for the fae, and then all of a sudden, he saw a male fairy accidently walk off the edge of the desk. Angus caught him quickly, but putting his hand under the fairy, and he gently returned him to the cheeseboard dining room. The other fae were relieved to see the tipsy fairy was unharmed, and they made gestures towards Angus that they would keep better watch on him. Angus reassured them that all was well.
And then, he got out a cookie, and he cut it into manageable little squares and served platters of them at each tiny table, with some cups of coffee, another welcome treat for them. They were elated by the cookies and the coffee both. Angus didn't realize that for the fae, coffee was a rare delicacy. It was, after all, a human thing that they didn't get unless a human shared it with them.
"You can have all the coffee you like," Angus told them. "But you will find it far healthier if you drink it sparingly. It is a stimulant, so it could cause your hearts to race and could cause some tremoring. If you want coffee, though, we'll certainly make sure you get some."