by Rebecca Valentine » Wed Oct 06, 2010 12:02 am
An ivory-skinned woman, disturbingly familiar (though obviously aged), was busy at work, cooking with well-practiced ease in pots covering an entire stove. She was in constant motion, but never really seemed to need to hurry for anything, humming a bit as she tasted from one of the pots.
"Hello," she called, not looking up from her cooking. "Hungry, I take it? I've been trying to make sure we have enough ready, we don't often get so many guests here."