Violet watched George sit down at the table, Gucci boots and all. She would be seriously mad by now if she weren't used to this kind of stuff coming from George.

"Don't say that yet, George," she replied sweetly. "After all, your new arrivals haven't come in yet. There might be someone you consider even more....how was it you put it? Ah yes...incompetent." Violet gave her a derisive look and passed her to take her own seat on the other side of Tetrus.

She looked at Katalin. "You can sit wherever there's room, dear," she told her.