A little bit of this, a little dash of that

Before she and Artorias started their family and she began to find where she could be the most helpful around The Hallows, she never would have imagined herself as much of a chef or a baker, but she had certainly had enough practice at it over the last few years. It was something she had come to enjoy even though she mostly just enjoyed the outcome rather than the process. Being able to care for and provide for her children and family was more important to her than pretty much anything else and this was just a small way for her to do that. It did mean that she ended up spending quite a bit of time throughout the day in the castle's kitchens, but that didn't mean she wasn't able to spend time with her children at the same time. Now that their first litter was a little older she occasionally had them help her with the prep and some of the cooking, but today it was one of her youngest daughters that was accompanying her into the kitchen as she got ready to cook dinner for their large family.

"Okay, Ember! What do you think everyone would want to eat tonight?" she questioned her daughter as she led the way down the stairs to the cellar where most of their food stuffs were stored. She gestured to a few hanging, larger pieces of meat from deer, boars, and the like and also to a selection of salted fish and smaller prey like rabbits. The prep for the bonfire was in full swing so they were spoiled for choice right now. "We can make whatever you'd like! That's one of the perks of being the chef, you can always make things you like," she joked with a little wink to her daughter. Of course she always made sure to make a variety of foods to make sure everyone got their favorite things from time to time, but since Ember was in the kitchen and working with her today she wanted her girl to feel special and pick her favorite things this time.

"Briar Carpathius"