[ He pulls down some bread, gets a few eggs from the small fridge. The kitchen here is limited and so is Ben's cooking experience, but he can definitely do eggs and toast. The eggs might not be from a conventional chicken and the bread was scrounged from the somewhat dodgy mess hall but Kieran is living here the same as he is, he knows about the limited resources.

Then he mentions wanting to make a saddle, and needing leather for it, and it's like a lightbulb comes on over Ben's head. He whirls aronud. ]

Actually, hang on.

[ Ben's face lights up with a sudden smile, and he holds up a finger in a gesture that indicates Kieran should stay where he is and wait. Then he darts off, into the bedrooms of the little dorm-style suite. A few moments pass in silence and then Ben is returning triumphantly, brandishing a rather long leather skirt with a fringe. He holds it out to Kieran, clearly wanting him to take it. ]

I checked, it's real leather, not fake, and I know supplies and stuff can be hard to come by in this place. It's my brother's but he stole it from my sister and he never wears it anymore so he won't mind, trust me.

[ RIP Allison's skirt but it's gonna be... some part of a saddle, now. Ben doesn't know how saddles work but he helped?? Maybe?? ]

How come a saddle is better for the horse?

[ He can see how it would be more comfortable for a human but he doesn't get it vice versa. And he's been doing all the teaching, here. Nice to remind Kieran he's quite knowledgeable about a lot of stuff Ben doesn't know a single thing about. ]