87 Cookies and Concerns (1/2)
”Amaryll?”
When Arwen finished scouting the forest and the realm for resources and such, he went to the kitchen where Amaryll usually is, when she was not in the treasury with Uncle Dior.
The kitchen was shabby and grease-stained before Ken came to Everlight, but now the kitchen was turned into a sleek, professionally designed place. All the old utensils and dirt-stained counters had been replaced by spotless silver from the treasury. Besides the utensils, Ken also helped to reduce the work of cooks and workers in the kitchen by introducing them to many types of equipment from his time.
At the far end of the kitchen, Arwen saw Amaryll and her goblin sidekicks making some new meat dish. Compared to before, Amaryll now seemed like she understood the mumbling of the goblins and occasionally kicked their bottom when they tried to steal or eat the whole dish.
”Oh Arwen, have you finished scouting?” noticing Arwen at the entrance Amaryll cleaned her hands using the towel on her shoulder and walked towards him.
”Almost,”
”So are you hungry? Is that why you are here?”
Arwen smiled as he shook his head
”Do I need to be hungry to see my little sister?”
Amaryll pitched Arwen's cheek without answering and Arwen retaliated by pinching her nose
”let's het ae taste za these anyar dishes while sat playtin”
(let's have a taste of these new dishes while she playing)
”Don't you dare, greeny” seeing the goblins sneaking around behind her, Amaryll threatened them with a firm voice as the goblins growled at her and walked away from the dishes
”kahn sat saw lan”
(shit she saw us)
”Come on, I've made something for you” Amaryll led Arwen towards the table where the dishes were lined to serve.
From the table, Amaryll picked up a tray and handed it over to Arwen. Without even Arwen noticing a smile appeared on his face when he saw the tray on his hand, it was cookies.
Arwen loved cookies when he was little, he still remembered the times his grandfather brought him cookies from his travels around the kingdom. However after his grandfather passed away, Arwen didn't have cookies or anything he loved for a long time as the humans started to hunt down elves more actively.
”Stop looking at it and eat” Amaryll picked one cookie and put it into Arwen's mouth forcefully. There were no chocolate chips or anything fancy inside the cookie but flour and butter Amaryll brought from Emir and produced in Everlight yet it was the delicious thing Arwen had in his lifetime.
”How is it?” Amaryll asked with a gentle smile
Arwen was still chewing the cookie as he answered
”It's greeaat...”
”Now off you go, I have a kingdom to feed” Amaryll literally pushed Arwen out of the door by his neck.
The people laughed at Arwen and Amaryll and continued their works. After leaving the kitchen Arwen started to roam around the castle corridors before bumping into Uncle Dior.
”This looks delicious” Uncle Dior grabbed a cookie from Arwen's tray and put into his mouth
”Nice to see you too Uncle Dior” Arwen rolled his eyes
”Oh Don just finished talking with Joel, you should go meet him now” as he took another cookie and walked pass Arwen
Arwen knew he can't go meet Don with a tray full of cookies and just when he was thinking about what to do, he saw a couple of women cleaning the floors as he grabbed many cookies as he can and shoved it into his pockets and walked toward the women
”My lord” seeing Arwen the women greeted him with a smile and a bow
”Here share it with your friends and eat” Arwen placed the tray on the hands of the woman before him as she reached her hand out dumbstruck.