A Penny for a Pound

The office doors burst open as a flustered woman barged inside, ignoring a pair of servants attempting to calm her down.

'Seriously,Mrs. Pennysworth! First pirates,now bandits?!' The advisor exclaimed incredulously.Then halted at surprise at the scene before her.

'Hello,Ms. Hathaway,it's a pleasure to see you as always.' Sue calmly stared from her desk.Her ever present red lips forming a serene smile.

From the corner a rough looking man raised his glass in greeting. A man and women swathed with exotic clothing and swords didn't look up from their game of chess.

Sue's husband was situated on a couch , reading a book ,pausing every now and then to jot something down. On the other couch a black clad man was clearly asleep with a book covering his face.

'What is going on here?' The woman spluttered.

Sue scanned a document as she responded,

'Study corner,chess for practicing strategy,I'm looking over reports,and my dear is summarizing a novel for everyone. Carlos is very tired.'

A small head popped up from the side of the desk,wearing a cute dress the same shade of red as her Mother's dress and her Father's shirt.

'Oh,and come meet our daughter!' Taking a paper the child gave her she encouraged,'Maddie,say hello.'

'Hello!',the child greeted shyly.

The adviser distantly heard the husband ask a servant for some tea. She saw that her Boss still had that infuriating smile on her face. It made her want to tear out her own hair or run away screaming.

But the look in her eyes brought her pause. Sue had big plans, she'd told her that from the start.Now they were in motion.

'I do hope you enjoyed your vacation,because it's fixing to get very entertaining around here.'Sue Pennysworth chimed.

Taking a deep,calming breath, the adviser pulled herself together. She had everyone's attention on her now. It wouldn't be a good time to express her concerns.So she fell back on what she knew.

'Then let's get to work.'