Chapter 14 Schemes

The Next Day The warm kitchen air of the fortress was thick with the scent of freshly baked bread and roasted meat. Steam rose from the large pots bubbling atop the iron stove, and the steady crackle of burning firewood completed the tranquil atmosphere of early morning. Breakfast had already been prepared and served by the omegas, and although it wasn’t even ten o'clock, preparations for lunch were already underway.