"Oh, they ought to be in that cupboard--no, not that one, the one to the right. Yes, that's the one." Rie put the mustard up and wiped the knife on the bread, then on the apron that she had donned. The bread was thoroughly yellow: the perfect amount of mustard, as far as Rie was concerned. She always liked more mustard than anybody else in her family. She hoped that Derufin liked a lot of mustard, because she had certainly put a lot on.
The sandwiches done, Rie went over to the sink and washed, dried, and put away the few dishes that were dirty. It had become somewhat of a habit lately--do the dishes, talk to Nuru, argue jokingly with Don, try to catch whatever was going on in the common room (and there was always something going on in the common room). She'd only broken one so far, which was quite good for her. (That incident had ended in a lot of apologies, and a lot of reassuring and cajoling to get Rie back into the kitchen again.)
"Did you find them, Derufin?" Rie called.
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