Ambrose listens to everything Vela has to say before he offers his response. He was a calm level man and he didn't see the need to talk over her as she speculated and asked her questions. When she was finished he drums his fingers once again before he responds.

"At present, we are still hiring staff. We have two maids already vetted who will be starting soon, they could be used as kitchen help at present. If you get the position then I would be willing to provide you with a budget for staff if you wished to hire more dedicated kitchen staff."

He then considers her second question.

"I'll be honest, I don't know the man my brother has become well enough to answer that question with accuracy. I do know getting him to eat a full meal is a struggle so perhaps the small hearty meals throughout the day would be a good way to make sure he eats. As I stated earlier, your job will be both to cook for him and ensure that he eats what you cook. How you go about it will be up to you, find what works best and do that."

A bit harsh to phrase it that way perhaps but he was offering the exorbitant salary he was because this was a problem he wanted solved but could not figure out himself. Getting to his feet he gestures.

"We will start with the kitchen, it's stocked with some basics. I would like for you to prepare some small snack to bring to him. A live trial if you'd like. You are the first person to apply for the job that I think can actually do it so let's put that theory to the test."

He waits for her to get up and they head down to the kitchen. It was nothing special, your typical manor kitchen, there was nothing to complain about but it was hardly the kitchen of her dreams. Still, it was stocked with all the basics so she could whip up almost anything she had a mind to unless it involved something truly rare or exotic.