That gives Timo time to get the soup as put together as it can be. Fortunately enough for Ivan his first taste of Timo's cooking won't be too bad, since he only has what he could find. It'll be simple, and quite thin, but hopefully satisfying. He cuts some bread as well, and then sets it aside with a bowl so that he can serve Ivan once it's ready, then hunts out a stool for himself and sits with Ivan, watching him as he drinks.

"I don't know." He admits. "It would be like my father to send a letter ahead to the Master but not to me. But please don't worry about it. I'll make sure that everything's all right." He doesn't want to lie to the boy, but neither does he want to make him worried. "You just need to focus on getting comfortable here and making new friends. There aren't that many people your age in the house, but maybe we can go to the town sometimes too. I'll have to see if the governess here will take you on too." But that can wait immediately. "It must be scary, leaving all your friends behind and having to learn a new language too."