"Thank you," Max grinned gratefully, following closely behind the worker as they walked to one of the tables. Once they reached the table the worker gestured for Max to sit down.

"Thank you." He repeated gratefully as he sat down in the chair.

"Where is everyone else? Why aren't you working?"

"Well we've got our hands full with all the students who decided to stay at the school over the holidays. They all want their food to be prepared and their rooms cleaned. So we've had to spend a lot of time at this place helping them."

"Oh. I see." Max nodded.

"You hungry or what? You haven't eaten since...