Wonderful! I promise to do my best to make an excellent cup.

( Oh God. She actually took up the offer for tea. Adalinda follows at a reasonable distance and tries to think positive. Well. You know what they say: Make lemonade out of lemons. She could see more of this place and of the other people who lived here and what's a better way than the kitchen?

That and she needed enough time to find an excuse on not making the tea and to instead do the hot chocolate for them both. How on earth could she mess that up? )

Could I ask how long you and your friends been here? It seems all of you are awfully settled into this house from the looks of it.