Irene was satisfied with the way in which she had built up the fire, and she closed the stove so that it would maintain itself and burn slowly. The logs it started burning were thick and would take a while to break down.
As she settled onto her heels with a sigh, she turned towards Felix again, who leaned against the threshold.
"Shut the door or all the heat is going to leave," she directed.
Felix was only obedient to Irene when they weren't in front of apprentices or other knights. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to boss him around so easily. He relented by shutting the door quickly and instead opted to sit at the table where there was only one chair.
