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The quiet of the room did little to drown out the sound of the rain outside, the wind just strong enough to throw it against the glass panes of the windows. The soft patter was soothing to Elka and made for a perfect atmosphere to do some sewing. Most of the staff who tended to the upkeep of the house were at their own individual jobs, the clean-up of breakfast having been hours ago. The cooks would be hard at work for dinner on the other side of the room, where she couldn't hear the bangs of the cookware or the yelling of the head cook. Her brother had returned to Zena for the rest of the season. Kayde was out doing odd jobs with Elias, despite the fact that he no longer needed to anymore. Nothing short of broken legs would keep that man still and even than, she was sure he'd still find a way to help someone. Elenora was assumed to be studying somewhere. It was peaceful. Elka took a deep breath before plunging her needle into the fabric on her lap.

The Zenan woman was seated on a soft stool in her dressing room, a basket of fabric at her feet and a small tin of thread at her elbow, sitting on a nearby table. What she was working on was, in fact, a dress she had bought years ago that was now looking a bit for wear, as well as being slighty out of fashion. Though she knew she could just buy another one or maybe even get one of the staff to repair it for her, she found she enjoyed the work herself. It was something she had taught herself to do back in Jauhar, when she had been forced to do this in order to just have clothes. A lot of what she had found or bought for cheap hadn't been up to her standards, so she had learned to fix them, to make them look newer and more expensive then they actually were. She hadn't expected at the time to come to love it.

Looking out the window for a few moments, a small smile on her face, she went back to her work, wondering what work Kayde had volunteered for him and Elias to do. At least he had finally stopped bringing her along to them. Physical labor would never be in her interest.