A Snack and Visiting Hours
RW Abbey: Kitchen
This is a long, narrow room with five large fireplaces set into one wall, and two equally large wood burning iron stoves set against the opposite wall. Several small, rectangular tables rest in here, but there are no chairs available. The rest of the wallspace is taken up by an entire array of shelves, cupboards, and counters which hold the day-to-day cooking supplies and utensils. The kitchen is clean and well maintained, and more recent efforts have been made toward organization of the cooking ware.
On the wall just right of the door leading into Great Hall is a neatly penned chart, which lists the names of beasts assigned to cooking duty as well as the dates and times they are scheduled. A small note above the chart urges residents to volunteer for at least a slot or two a week.
Morning light is streaming in through the windows. The ovens have been stoked for the days cooking.
Exits/Entrances:
[G]reat [H]all [Wine] Cellar [Sc]ullery
[C]avern [H]ole [Pan]try [La]rder
[Ki]tchen [P]ath
Caleb is once more in the kitchen, he may not be on kitchen duty but he is still making something that smells of cherries and maybe a little bit of almonds. He is mixing what looks like icing in a bowl at the moment.
Silverstorm walks into the kitchens and looks around "Didn't think a beast was in 'ere hmms what is cooking something fer lunch lad?" She walks over to Caleb.
Caleb smiles "It’s a bread, but with like cherries and almonds and I am making an almond base icing with honey, there will be extra most likely but some is for Cynthia as something to cheer her up."
Oz has entered the kitchens as he hears voices, "Greetings, and it sounds like a new and interesting bread Caleb but maybe more so for a breakfast than lunch time." He offers a smile "So how is every best this day?"
Caleb smiles and goes to hug the badger, "Hey Papa Oz. I am doing ok and well it could be like brunch maybe." He then goes to check on his cherry bread and carefully takes it out of the oven with the mits and sits in down to cool “It has cherries and almonds in it and the icing is almond and honey sort of glaze. Think Cynthia will like it?"
Silverstorm grins, "You should make more later, it smells very nice and oh hey Oz...today would be better if the snow just hurry and go away, otherwise all is well"
Oz gives the mouse a hug as he nods "I am sure Cynthia will like it. And yes maybe make some later if you want to." He hmms "Maybe I could have you make the snack for the dibbuns one day, not today but maybe tomorrow, would you like to help with that?"
Caleb checks to see if its cooled enough for icing and it’s not yet, he then replies "I could do that Papa Oz, maybe some sort of tarts or maybe they would like almond and cherry bread, with green sap milk. It would be a good and healthy snack"
Silverstorm looks around the kitchen as she speaks "I was never into cooking much, always like eating things others made. I like my blacksmith work when there is some, and when there is not that or something to fix, then...well usually nap after chores of course. hee hee"
Oz says, "Well we may need a couple garden hoes made, one broke and one may break soon. So there is that, and maybe look at the cat usually used for market, someone said an axil needed replaced in one of the wheels."
Caleb smiles "I LOVE to cook" He smiles as the bread is cooled and so he adds the glaze and a few dots of honey and smiles again “The cherry almond bread is done now"
Silverstorm listens and nods "I can look at the wheel and yeah almost forgot about garden hoes. I most likely can start work on both garden hoes and that wheel axil today, wheel axil take the shortest time and then the garden hoes a few days most likely but surely ready for spring planting season."
Oz says, "I just hope all is still well in the spring"
Caleb says, "I am sure it will be, we have Head Guard Lee and his guards and I think Flicktail is back by Spring...welll...maybe"
Silverstorm shrugs," Whatever happens or don’t happen will happen no matter what we do or not do"
Oz nods "Yes, that is true. Its been a fairly quiet winter so far and spring is a few weeks away"
Silverstorm nods eager "Yes hurry up spring is what I darn well say, enough cold and snow already"
Caleb chuckles "I still like winter, snow ball fights and making beasts is fun"
Oz says, "Winter has its ups and downs in my life. Didn’t always like it, not up north anyways. I do admit I have had some fun this winter with the dibbuns in the snow, I think, not sure, the snow fort is still in the open ground, is it?"
Silverstorm nods "It is, most of it anyways. Part of it was messed up so now hat area is a pile of snow and they added pebbles they found by the pond"
Caleb shrugs “I like winter and not everyone has to like everything and that’s ok, it makes us well....us"
Oz says, "I am unsure which season I like best, guess based on my mood at the time maybe"
Silverstorm says, "Well each season has its good and bad....winter can be fun in the snow but also deadly if stuck in it with nowhere to go inside. Winter is sometimes hard for some to find food. Spring can be floods but also hope as snow is gone and things start to slowly grow again. Summer can be too hot but also fun and best time for plenty of food...fall is harvest time...hmmms not sure on the down side fall...maybe if have to gather food and take too long not doing it...that will hurt one in winter"
Caleb nods "One reason my mom and dad is not back till spring time, or after a little as traveling in snow too far is bad"
Oz says, "Yes Sister Zinnia as well as Dorarose and Brother Leon will most likely be back a little while after Spring starts, it is a almost 3 week trip after all"
Silverstorm says, "Yep, I wonder how Zinnia is doing. She was sort of...well not herself when they left if you remember"
Caleb says, "Hopefully she is feeling a lot better now"
Oz says, "Well we shall see when they return, maybe some time away was good for her"
Silverstorm says, "It might be nice to see the ocean one day, lived near it while back but never really got to see it, I headed up river and then south to the abbey"
Caleb smiles as cuts some of the bread, some for him and Cynthia and some for Oz and Silverstorm "Here, try some of the bread now" He adds "And I can ask mom and dad when they are back how the ocean is"
Oz chuckles and gets some bread as he is handed a plate and tries it, he smiles "I like it and think it would make an excellent treat for the dibbuns tomorrow at snack time, with some green sap milk to go with it. You are becoming a very good cook Caleb, very good indeed"
Silverstorm nibbles the bread and then some more "I like it and I don't like nuts usually. This is goooooooooooooddddddd" She smiles "Or maybe with some tea."
Caleb smiles brightly "Thanks guys and maybe tea I didn’t know you liked tea Sister Silverstorm"
Oz tilts his head and listens
Silverstorm looks between them and shrugs "Blame Zork...he always drank it so I got curious and you drank tea too Oz so..tried it and found out I like it, but I like the lemon tea, not mint."
Caleb chuckles "A lot like tea and there is different kinds of tea"
Oz nods "Yes I like mint better than most. Most in my family were taught to make tea so I guess when one grew up making tea and drinking tea ....you tend to drink it a lot"
Silverstorm shrugs and starts to head out "I think I will start on that wheel axil and garden hoes, chat later" And she is out the side door
Caleb waves a goodbye as the sea otter heads off" Maybe I will have some tea and get Cynthia some too, you think that’s ok Papa Oz?"
Oz says, "If that’s what you want, that’s up to you"
Caleb smiles as he gets the two plates of cherry and almond bread and a cup mint tea for him and Cynthia “I am gonna go check on Cynthia now Papa Oz, talk to you later" And it's off to check on Cynthia.
RW Abbey: Infirmary
Several beds are lined against the red sandstone walls of the Abbey's Infirmary. An examination table, separated from the rest of the room by hanging blankets, rests against the far wall. Tucked into a small alcove is a sizeable workbench with various containers for mixing and preparing medicinal compounds. Against another wall is a desk for use by the Infirmary Keeper. A curtained off alcove behind the desk hides a locked door to the Infirmary's supplies and linens.
Exits: Infirmary [Rec]overy Room, [H]ealer's [D]ormitory, [O]pen [G]round, [Hall]
Caleb pokes his head into the infirm, he is carrying some of his cherry almond bread and some mint tea. He makes his way over to Cynthia's bedside" Ya awake Cythinia?"
Cynthia opens her eyes slowly and when she sees Caleb she smiles "Yeah, sort of what are you doing here?"
Caleb smiles " Well bring you some almond cherry bread. And mint tea to help cheer you up and I was checking on you also"
Cynthia sits up and smiles" I am doing better. Little lonely in here seeing as I am the only one here, well and healers I guess, it’s nice for company."
Caleb nods and offers her tea and the bread "I made it myself, well someone else made the tea but I made the bread"
Cynthia takes some bread and takes a small bite of it and smiles “It’s good Caleb, but weren’t you supposed to take some time away from the kitchens?"
Caleb shrugs as he smiles "Well I enjoy cooking, and yeah I don't have to be in there a lot, I also promised I would make the snacks for the dibbuns tomorrow, this stuff in fact. Papa Oz and Sister Silverstorm like it and said its good but with some green sap milk maybe."
Cynthia sips the tea “Well, tea is ok as well and I think they would like the bread."
Caleb smiles, he nibbles some bread and drinks some tea,"Yeah it did turn out well and its healthy too with fruit and nuts in it"
Cynthia chuckles just a little “Well healthy is good and all and this taste good so that’s helpful"
Caleb says, "well I try and think I do good at making veggies taste good, also guess like breads also."
Cynthia smiles as she nods, “Thanks for the snack, you’re a very good friend and I am glad to have you around. So did you make much of this?"
Caleb shakes his head "No, just a small amount as was a small loaf, a couple beasts sampled it and then me and you had the rest of it."
Cynthia nods as she listens and finishes her bread and last sips of tea," Well, it was still very nice"
Caleb smiles "I am glad you liked the bread and tea, did I cheer you up?"
Cynthia nods as she lays back down on her cot "Yeah it did, thanks. Your my friend and maybe my only one"
Caleb says, "And as I said, of course I am your friend and you have others and if not you can make friends and I can help you"
Cynthia shrugs, "Maybe, still hard to make friends and I don’t think of my parents as friends really, and the abbot is well..the abbot, so that leaves you as a friend"
Caleb listens "Well they can still be friends too ya know and I plan to help you gain more friends, not to worry I will help"
Cynthia says, "Wellll...ok if you want to, just not sure who as said hard for me to trust and some..well , may still be unsure of me"
Caleb asks, "Well then take your time then, I will just help some then, but least you got me"He grins " And maybe before spring your have a couple more friends, that sound good?"
Cynthia says, "Ok I can try but not promising anything"
Caleb says, "good, trying is the first step "
Cynthia nods as she yawns, she is healing as he face is less swollen now, "So plans today?"
Caleb says, "Not really, sort of a slow day"
Cynthia nods as it looks like she may fall asleep soon "Well ya can keep my company..if ya want"
Caleb smiles "I am sure I can do that, didn’t have many chores and I am done with chores so yeah...have all day"
Cynthia nods as she slips into sleep
Caleb stays by her side, keeping an eye on her while she sleeps.
