Oh. My. God. Natalie thought. She raised her eyebrows at Claudian. "You're going to give the klutz the job of skinning the shrivelfig? I just want you to know that I avoid cooking at all costs; it's not worth risking injuries."

"But whatever you say," Natalie concluded with a dramatic sigh. Carefully and extremely slowly, she started to skin the shrivelfig. This was going to take all day at the rate she was going.

"Ack! Isn't there some kind of charm I can use?" Natalie exclaimed as she accidentally pricked her finger and sent the shrivelfig rolling across the counter.

ooc: I'm back!