A low chuckle escaped Alexei as he carelessly placed his glass on the desk, indifferent to the amber liquid sloshing onto the scattered papers. It was his problem, technically, but not one he intended to address.

His golden eyes lifted as the door opened, admitting his newest assistant - though 'victim' might have been a more accurate term. "Come to tidy up after me, have you?" he drawled, closing the distance between them. "I doubt you'll last the week."