Nani got to her feet as well with a quick nod and another, slightly less cautious smile.
"Right! Where do you need me?"
Farm life agreed with her, in a way she hadn't expected. She liked the animals, and the physical labor was oddly rewarding in its own way. She would be tired and sore after a full day, but in a way that felt earned.
She was also learning to cook; she'd been handy enough in a kitchen back on Yoreiq, but mainland ingredients were so foreign to her that before Ein's hospitality had allowed her to stay in one place she hadn't had any idea what to do with them.
"No," she told Vander without making eye contact with the puppy eyes he was giving her as she kneaded dough.
He whined, and she repeated with a laugh, "No. You've already had your scraps from breakfast—and this is raw dough, you don't want this!"
The dog whined again. Clearly, he disagreed.