He needed somewhere to put his energy , and a delicious meal was as good a place as any . He began to make a mess of his clean counters with vegetables and meat and spices . As he set things into action on the stove , he glanced at the clock again .

Based on the preceding passage, choose your answer for question What may be the reason they decided to cook ?
Choose from: i. They wanted to cook a dinner for themselves .; ii. They wanted to cook a meal for their family .; iii. They had a bad day and wanted to focus on something else .; iv. None of the above choices .;
The answer is:
iii.