Helping In The Kitchens
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.
The light from the windows is bright and cheerful. This room is rather warm due to the ovens being used, and at times can get quite uncomfortable.
Exits/Entrances:
[G]reat [H]all [Wine] Cellar [Sc]ullery
[C]avern [H]ole [Pan]try [La]rder
[Ki]tchen [P]ath
Caleb is running a little late, thanks to being volunteered to help with reading and writing this week; well it’s better than the other option anyways.
The Kitchen is busy, as is usual this time of day, as the novices and helpers prepare Lunch for the abbey. Lacota oversees it all, and when Caleb arrives, the squirrel hmms. "I was wondering where you got yourself off to, lad. You're a bit late. Hungry beasts wait for no one, after all."
Caleb frowns "I'm sorry Friar Lacota, I..sort of have to help Oz with a dibbun lesson for the next..well 6 days now."
Lacota crosses his arms. "I see. And why is that?"
Caleb frowns, he had thought the matter would be forgotten, then he didn’t mention he was making scones so maybe he wouldn't know scones were missing suddenly, he then remembers a reason Benar mentions on why helping with a lesson, "It’s a lesson in reading and writing and Sister Jenny is away a few days so..Oz needed help with that dibbun lesson because he can't really do that by himself cause he’s blind, so I was helping him till Sister Jenny came back"
Lacota hmms, then nods, seemingly satisfied. "Alright. A worthy cause, my boy. Worthy indeed. You have my permission to be late when necessary for that."
Caleb smiles "Thanks Friar Lacota and its only for the week, that’s all. They said I needed to sometimes do other notice duties besides the ones in the kitchen all the time."
Zinnia steps into the kitchens and looks around, she comes in here sometimes and usually it when something is needed.
Caleb waves to Zinnia, "Ello Sister Zinnia, did you need something? Maybe I can help."
Zinnia nods, "I was going to get some lunch for Papa, he's supposed to stay in his room for a couple days and rest."
Lacota nods at Zinnia. "What would he like?"
Caleb nods, he does look some concern, but he didn’t seem to be feeling bad when the mouse saw him, "Is Elder Zork ok?"
Zinnia smiles "Soup probably be ok and something to drink, maybe some fruit...and he is ok, he just needs to rest a couple days is all. He is supposed to help in the orchards in a few days. I guess that’s ok, all he is supposed to do is help hold some baskets for them and he will be in his chair. He probably won’t do too much, the only other thing he does in the orchards is that meditation stuff, which I have tried to do and can't"
Lacota nods. "Caleb, get some of that watercress over there from the pantry, and a pawful of shrimp, will you?"
Caleb nods and goes to get what Lacota mentions and soon brings them over to Lacota, "Here you are Friar Lacota, anything else you need?"
Zinnia watches the mouse and sighs a little, but doesn’t let on that deep down she is worried about her father and maybe she worries too much sometimes, she isn't sure. "I just hope it’s a nice day when they start working in the orchards, I may even help some." Yeah so she can keep an eye on her father is the main reason.
Lacota takes the watercress and dices it up on a cutting board, then drops it into a pot of water on the stove. "I hope he likes shrimp..." The squirrel dumps the serving of shrimp in, then turns to Caleb. " Yes, two carrots, some cabbage, and... Hmm... Perhaps a small helping of thyme."
Caleb nods and gets some carrots and cabbage, and the Thyme, he brings them to Lacota and smiles enjoying helping in the kitchens.
Zinnia says, "I think he does, he likes hot root enough I know that, wants to put it on apples or oatmeal, no clue why"
Zinnia looks at the floor and is somewhat quiet and then asks "Do you think I worry too much about Papa? I mean he over sleep a couple times and I got worried, I mean he woke up when I tapped him, he always wakes up fairly easily if someone taps him on the shoulder."
Caleb shrugs," He seemed to be getting around ok a couple days ago, he was telling the dibuns a story or something and laughing about something."
Lacota ahs, and nods. "Alright. Caleb, check that cabinet over there," he points toward a cabinet by the pantry door, "That's where I keep my stash of it." Meanwhile, he quickly dices the carrots, and tosses them into the pot, which is now starting to boil, and moves on to the cabbage, tearing off several leaves and adding them to the soup. "Lass, it's perfectly natural if you worry, but I'm sure he's fine. Like Caleb said, he's been feeling better lately."
Zinnia nods "I guess that’s a good thing, but he still needs to be careful, I man he has been careful I know"
Caleb gets the hotroot out and sits it by Lacota" I am sure Dad would let you know if he wasn't ok"
Zinnia nods "Your..your right he would, he is a very good healer and has been checking on Papa a couple times a day and Papa does drink that tea he is supposed to drink"
Lacota nods, as he chops up some thyme and hotroot together, then adds the mixture to the boiling water, stirring it in with a wooden spoon. "So long as he keeps doing that, he'll be fine, lass."
Caleb smiles "Dad is a very good healer and will make sure he is ok."
Zinnia smiles, she dos want to believe he will be ok and nods"Yeah, I mean everyone has to take a couple days to rest in their room sometimes and he hasn't told me he been feeling any worse." She trusts her father enough to tell her when something was wrong or least seriously wrong anyways.
Lacota smiles, turning to face the others. "Trust me, everything will be fine, lass."
Caleb smiles he looks to see if anything needs down to be ready later, maybe chop some veggies for later.
Zinnia says, "Guess I worry too much, I shouldn't really. I do need to spend some time with Papa though, I usually stay in the library a lot and he can't go up the stairs to get to the library"
Caleb says, "I know dad always says worry causes stress and stress can be bad"
Lacota nods and gets the soup ready and hands it to the badger, along with some bread and fruit. He also gets something to drink for Zork as well .
Zinnia nods, when the soup is done she gets the bowl, a drink and some fruit and bread and goes to take it to her father, "I better get this to Papa..thanks and talk later maybe" And she heads off to give the lunch to her father and maybe sit with him a little while, she can eat lunch a little later.
Caleb watches as the badger heads off before going to help do some things to get ready for dinner later. though he is getting very good with cooking now and has made a couple things on his own.
