May, only half awake, is dumping ground coffee in the machine when she hears Quentin talking to someone—Raj? Oak and ash, what've those two gotten into now?

"Oh, I worry plenty," she mutters, emerging into the kitchen doorway. "Isn't it awfully early for you boys to be awa..."

She spots Ysalwen and Liranan communing with the cats.

"Well, you're not Raj."