Rogue smiled at his praise, understanding that it wasn't just for the quality of the meal. She'd noticed the way the others had responded to her instruction, following without question and giving her their full attention, and she wondered if that was how they were with the Queen of the Hive, when there was one. She had been firm in her direction, but hadn't spoken down to any of them, as that would have been a slight to their obvious intelligence, and if they were with Todd's Hive, she had no doubt that they were highly capable.

"I'm glad of it," she told him, gathering up the dirtied dishes, pans, and knives and depositing them in the sink in between bites of her own portion of the meal. "I've always enjoyed cooking. I helped out at the mansion because I enjoyed it, but it also gave me a good excuse to get rid of my gloves for a while. There weren't usually many others in the kitchen, so I didn't have to worry about hurting anyone on accident."

Since she'd been mostly giving brief demonstration and then instructing the others, she'd kept her gloves on for the cooking, not wanting to take any chances with his crew's safety. Now, though, she tugged them off and left them beside her plate so she could continue cleaning.