An Old Friend

In a peasant home during winter, it was impossible to completely seal everything no matter how you plastered the wall or tried to make sure the boards were tight. 

When Celia heard her son and the commander return from cutting down a tree, she could hear each chop and the noises of them diligently working. 

Tidying up random things in the house, mostly for the sake of the surprise visitors than herself, she decided to go to the front door to offer them something to eat. The least she could do is keep feeding them since the lunch they had was small and unexpected. 

However, as she got to the door, she heard Henry call her unathletic and she had to roll her eyes and resist defending herself. 

Her intention wasn't to eavesdrop so she had every intention of moving away, but then Henry asked something that surprised her.