Well, that must be a relief. Alice can't even imagine living with someone who would set fire to a kitchen! She'd immediately kick them out of the house.

"I suppose that's for the better. If he manages to destroy anything with an explosion that way, at least it will only be his own possessions at risk." Nerdanel seems too nice to get her stuff regularly blown up, okay.

She pauses, almost hesitating, before slowly continuing: "Is this Feanaro your.." Her voice trails off. Look, Alice is rude, but she's at least trying to be more polite in some cases and not immediately assume everything. But from the sound of it, it's probably her husband.