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Kayla raked a hand through her hair drowsily as she went down the steps after Nadiah. She frowned as her fingers caught the tangles she had failed to find earlier. Most of the time she took getting dressed was all a daze to her. If not for the storm, she would have been more alert. It was too late to be cursing the previous night's weather, though. As she reached the bottom of the steps and walked into the kitchen, she looked around. Despite her weariness, she was aware that she had done nothing to thank Nadiah and Fenrir for allowing her to stay the night. Searching the pocket inside her sheepskin coat, she pulled out a cloth bag. "Would you like for me to make some tea?" She asked Nadiah, going towards the kitchen counter to boil some water. "I purchased a good-sized bundle of it from a merchant not too long ago." She glanced about thoughtfully, thinking about what else to do. "I could also cook some eggs or something." She added, looking back at her and Fenrir.

"Oh, eh, no, you don't have to do that." Nadiah replied immediately, walking over. "I can cook the eggs. You just stick to the tea." Kayla tipped her head in confusion before remembering the last time she cooked eggs. She frowned slightly and opened the bag of tea leaves. "It's not like I would have burned the house down doing so." She mumbled as she grabbed a kettle to fill with water. "You have reached the border of that possibility, though." The other girl countered casually. Kayla set her lips into a firm line as she rolled her eyes in exasperation.

While Nadiah cooked the food, Kayla set up the tea for them. It was the only form of "cooking" she could properly accomplish, and she took great care in maintaining that skill. As she pulled out a portion of the bunch, she observed the leaves once more before placing them in the hot water inside the kettle. They only required a few minutes to infuse into the water, so it didn't take long for the tea to be ready, along with the eggs Nadiah had cooked. Kayla carefully took off the lid of the kettle and picked up the rich scent of the tea easily. "Well, look at that." She noted sarcastically, pointing to the kettle. "All done and no fire. Want some?"