Although Islinda was practically done in the kitchen, having prepared the meal she promised Eli, however, she hung around having not fulfilled her motive. Aurelia politely requested she leave and prepare for dinner, however, she refused, claiming dressing up for dinner was not a big deal and she would rather help out in the kitchen.
Thus she was given a small task like dicing the vegetables. Even with the assignment, the Fae kept hanging around and fussing over her as if she was going to chip her hands. What do these Fae think of her? A human child that couldn't handle a common onion? She was a hunter back in the human realm, this was nothing! Nothing to her!
However, when it became obvious that she wasn't as careless as they made her out to be, they eventually let her be. Islinda couldn't blame them though, Eli had made it clear they would answer to him if she were to have even a cut on her finger.