[From where Stephen stands in the room, the soft request makes him smile with a light breath of fondness pressing through his nose before shutting down the audio feed on his device and instead walking to door to open it.]

You'd best do that. Especially if we're planning to have you stay here. Kinda think they'd frown upon me making my Submissive stay in outside in the hallway.

[Compared to previous times when Stephen may have been caught in either his monk-esque robes or the clipped, stylish fashion worn during his week playing at being a local, today he's considerably dressed down--a soft, thin wool jumper, sweat pants, house shoes, definitely an indoor sort of look. Down the hallway, at Stephen's back, the Cloak of Levitation 'peers' around the corner, 'watching' the goings on and floating back and forth with both an air of curiosity and always on notice just in case it needed.

Stephen, however, pays it no mind and instead is quite focused on Essek in the doorway as he offers over a scarred hand.]

Better start small, hm?