I put the kettle on.About fifteen minutes later I heard Matt shuffling into the bathroom,then the shower starting. Fiona began stirring, I placed a mu... ofstrong black coffee on the floor next to her.?Thanks,? she mumbled, squinting at me through sleep covered eyes.By the time I had dressed myself the house was in chaos. Matt had bothFiona and Saff waiting, noisily, outside the bathroom. Fiona wasknocking on the door. I knew she had an important meeting that morning.?What?!? Came Matt?s. She picked up her traveling case with its potion bottles and fastened the latches. She paused, lost in thought. Despite the desperate need for speed, she remained still for a few minutes as she considered her options. Simply to escape would not be enough to please the Dark Lord, and surely he-who-must-not-be-named would be enraged when he learned that Maude's presence in the school had been detected. He would consider her escape as mere ignominious flight, and not something to be celebrated.. Dirty dishes and soiled rainment vanished as though they had never been. Tasks that called for hands were done by small man like creatures clad in soft blue fur."Borrifs," Arrin'le called them. "We make them as they are needed, replace them when they wear out. I'll assign one to you for the time that you are here. They don't talk, but they can understand Elvish well enough to obey simple commands." He didn't really know what to do with me," Darrick laughed, but a shadow of anger still lurked. She knew damn well how much I had enjoyed myself."Do you want me to make you guys something to eat?" Mom asked."No, thank you. We already had dinner, and I really need to go shower," Kelsey said, shaking her head. Amanda also chimed in that she didn't want anything, and the two girls rushed off upstairs.I stood torn for a second, debating whether to follow the girls or stay in the kitchen. I got a sharp pang of hunger, and I turned to Mom with an eager smile. "Food, huh? What have you got?"I.