Aleksander sat on the arm of Apollo's chair, trying to muster the willpower to venture back out. It was not that he didn't want to go in search of the aspirin because he was willing to do whatever it took to help Apollo feel better, it was dealing with the dissonant whispers and general state of the Mansion. But he would get up and do it, he really would - he just needed a second.

"You are welcome. I did the best I could with what I could get from the cupboards," Aleksander sighed. "I never imagined there were such things as whole chickens in a can but well, I learned something today."