To Robb's reckoning, an honest day's work was also quite handy at keeping one from thinking overmuch on things they'd rather not, but he kept that appraisal to himself. If that were her actual purpose for such diligence, he couldn't very well fault her, having employed it often enough himself.

"Most of the people here are quite good at pitching in, I've found," he said instead with a thoughtful tilt of his head. "We haven't much in the way of formal organization, but somehow everything manages to get done."