Keeping a woman pleased was a wise course of action in any circumstance, not just on a hive. Todd was smarter than he knew.

"He got called away right as Rodney showed up," she answered after taking a bite of her mashed potatoes. They needed salt. "I think one of the labs was smoking. Or someone was. All I heard was lab and smoking." She gave a little shrug and added, "He didn't seem concerned at the time."

His reaction had actually reminded her of her own back during her time at the mansion. It was a rare day that one of the students was blowing up, melting, freezing, or dematerializing something.