[Hakkai half-turns, pillowing his chin on crossed arms on the back of the sofa as he talks.]

I do. We worked together in the kitchen, and he's helped me in the greenhouse, too.

He's not human, but I'm not sure exactly what kind of nonhuman. He works as a servant and tutor for a young nobleman back home, and has for a few years now.

[What else does he know about Sebastian...]

He likes cats quite a lot.