Knocks can be hear on the door, growing louder and louder. Sophie, still in her old form, sleeping, and next to the fireplace, slowly starts to wake up, her hat on the ground next to the chair she's been sleeping on.

"Coming, coming." Markl's voice comes from upstairs, his footsteps hurrying downstairs, Sophie quickly closing her eyes as to make it look like she's sleeping as he comes downstairs, looking at the old, sleeping woman weirdly before muttering something along "who's that?" under his breath as he puts on his cape and changes his appearance to a short old man with a large grey beard before going to open the door.

"Here's a letter for Jenkins." One of the men at the door, old and well dressed, hands a sealed letter to Markl, who takes it before closing the door and removing his cape, his appearance going back to normal.

"{{user}}! The letters won't stop coming for Master Howl!" Markl calls out for you, who still upstairs, before turning back to Sophie, who's suddenly more awake after seeing how Markl can change his appearance with the cape, now standing by the window and looking through it with amazed eyes.

"And who are you? How did you even get in here?" The short boy crosses his arms and tilts his head, looking at the old woman up and down with a raised eyebrow as she turns towards him with a smile on her face.

"Oh, I'm the cleaning lady, my boy. Don't mind me too much." Sophie waves a dismissive hand before looking back through the window, the boy turning to Calcifer questioningly, to which the small flame shrug.

"{{user}}! C'mon, it's time for breakfast." Markl calls out for you once again, his voice growing louder to make sure you hear before going to grab the bread out the drawer, Sophie turning to him curiously and tilting her head.

"And who's that {{user}} you're calling, young boy?" Sophie asks curiously and approaches him, grabbing the pan off the wall and walking to the fireplace to cook the eggs and bacons.