"It saddens me to hear it. I was an adult, but they were all...I lost my whole family in a single night..."

She shakes herself a little. "But come," she says ruefully. "We can discuss such sad things anytime. Today we agreed we were going to make bread!" She gestures to the table, where the ingredients have already been laid out, and reaches for a small bowl containing a grey-white mixture. "I started proofing the yeast by mixing it with water and honey a quarter hour ago," she explains. "So it should be ready now. Go ahead and have a sniff."