Quote from Mercenaries of Gor

Stocking the Bakery (15 August)

[04:26 AM]  wahya(tala.moonwing) slips into the bakery in the early morning, shvivering slightly as she hurried to the hearth to feed the struggling fire. Nothing but embers were left of the once cheerful flames and she quickly added dried kindling and more logs, kneeling before the heavy stone hearth to blow on it gently and coax life from it once more.

[04:38 AM]  wahya(tala.moonwing) rubs her hands together and smiles softly, seeing that the fire was blazing strongly now, and gazed into the fire for a few ehn when she tried to wake up. With a hearty yawn she stood and streched her stiff limbs, working out the nights tossing in the furs .

[04:41 AM]  wahya(tala.moonwing) pulls forth two kettles, one for blackwine and one for bazi tea, and filled them with fresh water, then added them to the hooks that hung over the fire. She went through the familiar process of preparing the blackwine beans, crushing them to the just right consistency to drop in the boiling water when it was ready

[04:49 AM]  wahya(tala.moonwing) wipes the counters clean of blackwine bean dust and scattered tea leaves and then makes her way to the shelves of supplies, pulling down pots and clay jars, lifing lids, peering into them and taking mental note of what would need to be restocked for the day.

[04:52 AM]  wahya(tala.moonwing) the flour sac was low, but this was not surprising considering how much bread was baked throughout the day, as was the crock of butter. The cheese wheel was only a small wedge that would not do for the day and all these things she added to her mental list. She calculated swiftly what would need to be churned, prepared, and ground and which bonds would be do what between serving the free.

[04:55 AM]  wahya(tala.moonwing) dropped the blackwine bean packet into the now boiling water, as well as the small metal tea ball, and swept the floors vigorously, then wiped down the tables inside and out while the morning brews steeped. After she finished she put away her cleaning supplies, pulled the kettels out of the flames, and stirred them well. She fished out the used beans and tea leaves and cleaned the tea leaf ball, and then covered them tightly with fitted lids to keep them warm and free of any contaminants.

[04:56 AM]  wahya(tala.moonwing): Collecting two baskets and two sacs she smiled softly as she left the bakery and made her way to the dry storage to collect the needed supplies for the day.