[Victor will find a ladle for the stew, letting the scent waft out into the open as he takes the lid off. Two full bowls worth hardly makes a dent in how much was made, so that "last a couple of days" comment answers itself. The candles, though...]

I don't have any candles around. That fluffy idiot upstairs ate three of them and almost choked to death. [HE LIKES TO EAT THINGS HE SHOULDN'T.....]