Ignis retrieved the second sandwich from the oven, positioning it carefully on the place while Tyki spoke to Nel. After a quick basting with hot butter, the second egg was ready, and he slid the completed dish across the table so it rested in front of Tyki.

Nel's reaction drew a smile from him. "Thank you," he said, wearing a genuine, slightly flattered smile. That reaction was what he enjoyed the most about cooking. The act was therapeutic, but the reactions were his favourite part. It was the only role he had where the looks on people's faces assured him of a job well done with such consistency.

Someone else was approaching the kitchen. Ignis hadn't encountered this person before, although the reiatsu was familiar enough to the Palace's background noise that he could hazard a guess at it being one of the returning Arrancar.