The cousins ventured towards the kitchen where servants were still busy taking care of things before they turned in for the evening. When Katherine and Caroline entered the area, they stopped their work and waited at the side for whatever the two young mistresses wanted. Caroline opened her mouth and was just about to ask one of them to make them some tea when Katherine waved them off and said, "It's okay. As you were. We can make our own tea."
Caroline cleared her throat, her shoulders relaxing as she watched the other move about the kitchen. She'd never done anything by herself around the house. Whenever she needed something, the servants would always be at her beck and call and she never bothered to do things herself. She watched Katherine look for some things to use for brewing tea. A female servant showed the things Katherine asked for and offered to do it, but the latter insisted on brewing the tea on her own.
