Between cooking, cleaning, and mindless errands, Sophie could not believe she had worked for Howl for a year.
She was now in her younger body, the one she was supposed to have. This was something that took more adjustment than Sophie cared to admit. Howl doted upon her in Sophie's transition, but she fussed so much at his attention that he backed off as if he had never doted upon her in the first place.
She had enough energy to do more things efficiently, so it seemed as if the months flew by.
The door opened to reveal Howl.