It's an attack to his ankles which announces Kate's presence. Not that she's always accompanied by her kitten, of course, and little Miss Hoppity is perfectly capable of running around the Inn by herself - all those ankles to attack, of course. But since the last earthquake, the kitten has been torn between clinging to Kate and hiding underneath furniture, so kitten being upstairs?

Probably a Kate is around somewhere, too.

And then she appears, tying her apron around her narrow waist before then putting a hand on her hip.

"So, Brightwell," she says, "you mentioned somethin' earlier about sortin' out the kitchen?"

She understands the principle behind his preparations, and has helped find tub upon bucket upon pot for water, but she knows the kitchen. Now the volunteers have cleared out for the day, the kitchen calls.

There's so many things around in that place.