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The girl nodded and smiled again. "Very well. It will be ready shortly." And with a quick little curtsy she was off to the kitchens.

Earendil chuckled as Andarien stretched further, grunting as he strained to reach the vase. "He's found something to interest him," he grinned. "Hopefully his food will distract him, when it comes."

"He is," Earendil laughed. "I've a feeling he's going to be quite the stubborn one when he gets older!"

Andarien blinked at the tap, going cross-eyed trying to see the end of his nose where people seemed to like touching him. "Dah!"

Andarien squealed and curled up in a ball, his pudgy little fingers grabbing at Lin's hands.

Earendil laughed. "Ticklish little one, isn't he?" he chuckled. "We'll have to remember that for when he's grumpy."

"That is true," Earendil grinned just as the serving girl returned with a second server, both of them carrying trays of food.

The two set the trays on the table, and the young girl smiled at the group again. "Your porridge," she said, indicating the steaming bowl; and then she went on to explain the other trays: "Two servings of bacon, two of sausage, three of eggs, eight pieces of bread, four toasted and four not, three breakfast rolls, fresh from the oven ..."

She paused as the second server, a boy who looked about her age, set a small dish on the table.

"And butter," she concluded with a giggle.

The girl smiled. "Thank you. If there's anything else you need, please don't hesitate to let us know."

"Thank you, I think we'll be fine for now," Earendil assured the girl.

With a curtsy, the girl left, followed by the boy after a quick bow at the waist.

Earendil chuckled. "Sausages and rolls it is," he grinned. He passed forward the tray that had those items on it, though it also included two eggs (easy over) and two pieces of untoasted bread.

"Bread or toast with it?" he asked. "We can switch that around easily enough."

Andarien spotted his chance and reached for one of the slices of bread, stuffing it towards his mouth and getting only a bit of the middle of the bread for his trouble.

Andarien looked up at Lin innocently, sucking on the piece of bread. It wasn't nearly as soft as he was used to, but he didn't seem to mind. In fact he seemed to be rather enjoying himself.

Earendil chuckled at Lin. "Best get him the porridge sooner rather than later," he grinned as he changed the bread for toast on Miyuki's tray. "He's going to try for the rest of your meal otherwise."

The movement attracted Andarien's attention, and he leaned forward and reached his hand out, trying to grab a handful of the porridge. He was still smacking his lips as he sucked on the bread, but when he managed to get a finger into the porridge, he swallowed it down easily enough.

"I think he just likes to suck on it, personally," Earendil commented, pulling a second tray towards himself. "Do you need a hand feeding him?"