Looking up at the heavens with an unmarked crease between her brows is Considie, one of Linos' wives. She is in a room of a dwarven workshop in the capital of Agartha, looking up to the heavens with her arms folded.
On the desk in front of her is a sheet of paper with a large circle drawn on it.
Sadie was in distress. This shape suddenly appeared in her mind: ....... She was driven by the need to create it at all costs.
The round thing that popped into her head....... Sadie had some idea of what it was. It was food.
It tasted sweet, but not cloying: ....... Amber in color and a little hard to the touch. It was just right for a snack, and children would enjoy eating it.
So far she had an idea of what she wanted to make, but when it came time to make it, she had no idea what to do and how to do it.
Not an egg ....... Something more ....... Various ingredients floated in and out of Sadie's mind.
"......tsu......tsu......tsu......"
My head begins to throb and ache. Sadie holds her temples and slowly shakes her head from side to side.
......I should have learned to cook a little better if this is the case.
If anything, I was never good at cooking. There is nothing I can't do. However, being small in stature, I have rarely been in the kitchen, using my small stature as an excuse for the many challenges of cooking....... Above all, Peris was such a good cook that there was no room for Sadie.
However, he was well aware that this was a good excuse. Even though Peris was an excellent cook, there was no way he could leave everything to her. In fact, Rico-sama, Mei, Soleil, and Matocal actively entered the kitchen to help with the cooking when they were free.
But even Sidie is not lazy. She did not just sit at the table and wait for the food to be served, as she did in Niza. And I never said to them, "Is the food ready yet? I never said such a thing. I dare to say, on my honor, that I have never said such a thing. I have no such memory. However, please do not confirm this with Prime Minister Yury or former Chief of Women's Affairs Minsi. .......
Back to the story.
While everyone else is cooking, I am usually in charge of the children. Matkal and Soleil's children are still babies. Sometimes I hold them and sometimes I feed them while waiting for the meal to be ready. With the help of Eril and Idea, this time is a bliss for Sadie.
Recently, she has achieved a goal. She wanted to serve handmade sweets to these children.
Sadie had a rather sweet tooth. No, she had a serious sweet tooth, she had a sweet tooth. Nevertheless, tooth decay is a great threat to the Dwarves. That is why, as a child, I loved to watch Minsi make her homemade sweet treats.
......I want to make sweets like this for my children when they grow up.
It reminds me of my childhood dream. Fortunately, I was able to give birth to a lovely daughter named Pia. I want to serve delicious sweets to her and other children. ....... Sidhi has been thinking about such a thing recently. Suddenly, this strange food flashed in her mind: ....... She had a feeling that it would be a candy that would bring happiness to her and her children.
The problem was the ingredients. What to use....... Since it is a candy, sugar is sure to be used. However, I have no idea what to use other than eggs.
The color of the pastry in my mind is a light yellow. How do you get that color? ....... My intuition did not tell me how to do it.
Some people think that we should ask Peris, but that does not seem to be the case. She is a good cook, but not a baker. The next person who likes to cook is Mei, but I think she is also different. She is very helpful if you ask her for advice, but she will probably write down difficult chemical formulas and try to find out what kind of ingredients are used to change the color to amber.
Mei is busy. She has a lot of work to do and does not have time to think about such things. If you ask her for advice, she will probably try to do it without losing sleep. She should not have done that.
Everything else is just a race against the wall. Even if she consulted with Rico, Soleil, or Matocal, she would not get a clear answer. There is also the possibility of consulting with Minsi, the former head of the women's office, but she will surely give you a lot of criticism. My gut feeling tells me that Minsi does not know, unless you are absolutely sure that you will get an answer.
...... is all you can do. An indescribable sense of hopelessness welled up in his heart.
With the pain in her head, she decided to end the conversation early and return to the house.
"Ah, welcome home."
When she opened the door of the house, she found, to her surprise, her husband Linos. It was unusual for him to be home at this time of the evening. He looked happy, surrounded by his children. At that moment, Sadie's intuition kicked in.
"That's him.
I muttered to myself. I'll talk to him tonight. She took his hand firmly in hers.
It was in the bathroom that she was alone with Linos. After the children left, they soaked in the bathtub together. This is their only chance. Sadie boldly tells him about the pastries.
"...... Carmela?"
He said this matter-of-factly. I had never heard the word "Carmela" before and had no idea what kind of candy it was. He left the bathtub early, leaving Sidi stunned and wondering if he could try to make one.
He took out sugar, water, and a stick that looked like a pestle. Then Mei brought some white powder. He said, "Uh, I think ......," and put water in a small frying pan-like pan, put sugar in it, and put it on the fire.
After a while, the sugar water started to boil and an indescribably sweet aroma spread. As if lured by the aroma, the children gathered around. He smiled and threw the white powder Mei had brought into the sugar water, and began to stir it quickly with a small wooden stick.
Everyone watches with bated breath, wondering what he is doing and what is about to be made. However, the candy-colored liquid that had been boiling turned into the amber color that Sidhi had pictured in his mind. Siddee sees this and watches the process with a smile on her face.
"Oh, it will probably expand soon..." she said.
Stirring, Linos opens his mouth. Then the candy-colored liquid that had been boiling softly swells up. The pot has filled to the brim, forming a beautiful circle.
......This is it!
Sadie shouted in her heart and clapped her hands involuntarily. Linos smiles at her and transfers the pastries from the pot onto a plate.
"I miss this. Come on, try some."
At Linos's suggestion, everyone took a mouthful of pastries one after another. Although a little less sweet, the simple food was well received by everyone.
Among the sweets, the one that everyone liked the most was Eril. She ate most of them, saying they were delicious and tasty. Linos looked at her with satisfaction and talked fondly about how his father used to make them when he was a child.
"I will make this from now on!"
Sadie declared. The family unexpectedly applauded. She was sure. This pastry would bring happiness to the family.
Later, this pastry would become Sidie's exclusive trademark and the specialty of the Rinos family. Especially for Eryl, it would be the beginning of a deep bond with Sidi. ....... No one in the Rinos family could have known that such a future awaited this pastry.