Three weeks after Tam's recovery, the letter arrived.
Marron was two villages away by then, and wanted to focus on her craft as a chef. The Food Cart was helping her and Mokko pull its weight again. "But," Mokko had whispered, "it's like the Cart is fully carrying its own weight."
She wanted to feel grateful, but now she knew that this respect was fully earned. Not only that, the partnership with her tools were rebuilt into something much stronger than before. Now, Marron, Mokko, and Lucy had been cooking, traveling, and learning together.
Her two companions helped man the cart while she was busy, and they fell into a rhythm that felt right. It hadn't felt that way since she left the village with the Verdant Ring.
She was also impressed with the messengers in this world. Even in tiny Silvervein Village, a messenger found her in the market square, setting up for the lunch crowd.
