Koel is silent, at this. Koel takes a deep breath, quietly steeling herself to respond.

"I must admit, it will be very difficult to accommodate this, as there aren't many under me right now and we do have quite a few workers who've been turned. Some in this department." There was a lump in her throat. "Listen - I need to figure out how to sort your request out. If you can give me a day, I will have something sorted out for you."

Another pause.

"You don't need to worry about today, in the meantime. Consider it a day off, for you."