As I tossed more and more orange peels into the fire, the citrus smell intensified. Minutes passed and the boys finished with all the apples, moving on to help me peel the oranges.

"Stop throwing all those skins into the fire!" Lionel complained to Rex, "The smell is strong enough already."

"Yeah, but it could be even stronger," Rex smirked before making direct eye contact with Lionel and flinging another peel at the flames.

I sighed, standing up to take a break from peeling and checking the pot.

"It's still not boiling. How long will this take?" I scratched my head and stretched my body a bit.

Standing near the fire was warm, but as soon as I stepped away, the cold air instantly hit me and I shivered.

"I'm going to get a coat from my room. Do any of you want yours too?" I asked my brothers.

"I do," Isaac said, and the other two nodded as well.

"I'll go into your rooms and find them, is that okay?"

All three of them nodded again and said sure, so I left the fire, quickly jogging back indoors where magic stones kept the temperature warm.

I quickly ran to my room, tugging on a pair of wool leggings under my dress to keep my legs warmer and putting on a thick furry coat.

I went next door into Isaac's room first, which was mostly empty besides his bed and a desk. His room was neat, but also didn't have much stuff to make a mess out of anyways. I went into his closet which was equally as bare, and pulled his only wool coat off its hanger to carry with me.

Lionel's room was next, which was surprisingly also tidy, though there was a ton of open books, loose papers, and other stationary strewn all over his desk.

Rex's room was the messiest, shockingly.

With how uptight he is, I expected his room to be pristine, I thought, as I stared at the books tossed around on the floor, clothes haphazardly draped across his chair, bed, and any other piece of furniture that adorned his room.

What a mess.

I picked up a random coat off the ground, checking it for any stains, before tossing it over my arm on top of the others and going back outside, now sufficiently warmed up.