[@bluetommy2][@Knight of Doom][@RainDash]

Without skipping a beat (on Melaniya's part), Freya came out of the kitchen with two trays stacked with various bread bowls containing the same thing : stew.  Like usual, the tantalizing scents of onion, garlic, thyme, and a plethora of other spices and vegetables seared by pig's fat wafted into the mess hall, arousing a sort of silent reverie at what was to be served.  For the first time Freya pulled kitchen duty, barely anyone had eaten her foods out of fear of poisoning.  When one of the younger Riders took a taste and began to devour his portion, everyone followed suit, and so Freya's cooking was something to be appreciated, however rarely it came.

As "broken" as a dragon as Freya was, she had good enough energy to keep up with the chores whenever she wasn't outside doing reconnaissance.  That itself was a blessing for the more frail midwives and servants.

Without ceremony, Melaniya was handed a bread bowl, and so also the other Riders all 'round (regardless if they had already eaten or not).  She had not a promiscuous mien like many of the Riders lusted for on their journeys, and for good reason.  She had the same sway, unnervingly, as though she had been a human her entire life.  A gentle smile, a soft voice, a kind of warmth exuded from her being, warmth that many of the Riders did not feel for those first few months after they lost their own matrons in their crusade against the dragons.  

Those who still could not feel the warmth probably thought something along the lines of : "...that conniving bitch..."

And as Kieran made a mess of himself, Freya was gone, and the stifling, cozy warmth left along with her.  Quietly, she knelt down besides him, and flipped him onto his back, so he wouldn't be inhaling the grout.

With a soft smile towards Daz, Freya left the scene...only to return with a bucket of water.  With great gusto, she splashed his face with its contents before dropping the container on his face.

"Uppity up!  Sun's 'bout to rise, and I suspect the Master will call us soon.  You're no longer a child, are yeh?"