"Oh dear." Maria whispered. She threw an apple over her shoulder for him. "Have an apple. It'll make you feel better." she said. She switched cutting boards, chopping up some berries and throwing them into a pot with some sugar for jam. "This is really fun and it really takes your mind off of things... care to help?" She grinned at him. Somehow a smudge of flour had gotten onto her nose and she went cross-eyed as she noticed it, trying to blow it off of her.