[ Ori blinks as Aether peers around her and notices the flurry of cleaning going on behind her, and chuckles a bit. ]

Ah, it would be so rude of me to ask you to help when you're a guest...

[ Yet, somehow, she has a feeling that he'll insist on helping anyway - it's what she would do, too - and Aether is such a kind person, besides that.

So she smiles as she steps to the side to invite him into the house, sweeping her arm in a welcoming gesture, duster and all. ]

But please, come in. If you're sure about helping, you can go ahead and leave the cookies on the table - then maybe you and I can enjoy them with some tea after we finish cleaning!