Even though the smile was slight, Helena took it. She smiled warmly at Claudia. Entering the kitchen, Helena first went and set Emily down in her high chair, grabbing a new toy she'd picked up earlier and handing it to the little girl. Smoothing back some of Emily's dark hair, Helena pressed a gently kiss to the girl's head before she moved away and pulled out the makings for pancakes.
"Please, make yourself comfortable," Helena said, gesturing to the table there. The table wasn't overly large given there was a dining room. "Would you like anything else with your pancakes?" Helena could certainly go all out when it came to cooking, but she felt it would be easiest on Claudia to not stifle her with food on top of everything else.