'Back shortly' was about two seconds after Gretel spoke, Hansel having filled the plate with anything that would fit -minus the eggs, his stomach wasn't ready to accept eggs. He still had a piece of bacon hanging from his mouth when he sat.
"The last thing I ate was Ben's sad excuse for oats, don't start with me, woman." There was no heat in it, as usual. Just another one of the twins harmless teasing. Chewing through his bacon, Hansel just regarded Gretel's friend quickly, taking in the exceptionally strange clothes and the mask and just raising an eyebrow.
"Who's your friend?" Why did Gretel always make such strange friends?