( tsenka hip-checks him just enough to the side that she and her thick mitts can take the pot hanging over the fire from its hook safely— )

I've enough blankets, we can budge up like old times. You don't snore now, do you?

( she leans back like she's assessing this likelihood by his face, decides, ) You couldn't get two people to put up with snoring.

( so it's probably safe. she's still bustling with the hot chocolate as she says, )

You remember Bede Tanner?

( bede and tsenka in combination were, likely, difficult to forget. )