Recent content by Vika Alheri

Vika sucked in a breath and stared at the emblem before he put it away. Oh. Her brows lifted with surprise. "And what would your mistress like to see at this party?" She would need a couple of hours of baking the stock she had prepared earlier in the day, dusting them in fine sugar before...

Vika put one hand at her hip and leaned, throwing the croc a suspicious look. "You sound chummy with the Empress... or are you trying to worm your way into free lemon pastries?" She was never one to pay attention to those that mingled in the social circles that her family did. Alheri went by...

Vika lifted her head to kit her brows at the croc, a nail pointing down at the display of sweet lemon pastries. She held up a finger, indicating she would be with them in a moment as she handed a mother the change for her purchased goods, her son carrying the bread and treats in a basket...

Vika had been caught up in the merriment that flowed on every street; the people were smiling and delighting in the lit up display against the veil of the coming night. Children stood in awe, and the baker could not suppress her smile as she wandered the streets of her one and true home...