"I can honestly say that neither of those options were on my to-do list for the day," Garth'zel assures Ezra, accepting the toy. "If you need more than one trip to get your clothes, that's fine. Just leave them in the laundry room and I'll sort through and wash them when you're done."

And then comes the sorting of the cleaned clothes. But that's an hour or two from now. At least.

He makes a shooing motion at Ezra with his empty hand. "Off with you. The sooner you're done, the sooner we can eat."