A few day after they back in school Amy finally got a free day without class and plan to spend it with Biscuit. They decide it would be a good time to go out and buy ingredient for cookie they will make together this weekend.
“Let’s see if we want to bake a cookie we should get some flour, butter, egg, baking soda—oh let’s get chocolate chips too. I’ll teach you how to make Chocolate chips cookie this time. Do you like chocolate Amy?”
“I don’t know. Never had one before.”
“What! This won’t do chocolate is amazing Amy. Cake, pudding, brownies, hot chocolate you never eat any before?”
“No” Amy recall seeing some ante eating imported chocolate but never try one herself. It’s too unnecessary expensive “I mostly just eat mushroom and fungi. Sometime as an ante I even get to eat hot broth fill with meat and oyster mushroom, those are my favorite.”
“Ahaaa!” Biscuit scream and pull Amy to the nearest cake shop.
‘Biscuit seem very exciting today. She must love making dessert.’
Before long Biscuit sit Amy down and start order a list of cake, doughnut, pancakes and hot cocoa.
“I think you’re ordering too much.”
“Oh er...do I have enough for this.” Biscuit pull her wallet out.
“It fine I’ll help pay half of this” Amy look at the price and pause a little, such expensive food for size so small which doesn’t look filling but she does have pocket money to burn as a representative student from Fia.
“Do you hear about Dro Degar? Those goat are so backward ruining us Amalthorian reputation.” a voice from nearby table caught Amy attention.
“Oh truly, attacking village and killing innocent villager what kind of person does that.” said female crow sitting with lady goat.
Both of them seem to reading a newspaper reporting on battle of Alvern.
“Good thing our father got involve and sent a paladin with 20,000 thousand strong to put a stop to those fanatic. The human would be hopeless without paladin Pwyll help.”
“They only sent about 1,000 troops and join the battle last. New Terra and Alana is the one doing most of fighting and rescue hostage. Do you even read the paper lady” a man sit nearby bring his newspaper up and point at the article.
“Well, I didn’t read that part yet” claimed the goat with lower voices.
“Amy, Amy” Biscuit call to her.
“Yes?” Amy shift her attention back.
“Do you have anything else you want to try?” Amy look down at the menu and pick out red velvet ice cream since its color remind her of a delicious berry she eat back home.
They don’t have to wait for long before the waiter bring their food out. Biscuit cut a pieces of chocolate cake for Amy and spoon feed her.
The taste of it is unlike anything Amy have eaten before, the cake texture is soft while give off bitter taste but also sweet at the same time, even more sweet than the best honeydew from high quality aphids back home.
“So?” Biscuit look at Amy reaction in excitement.
“This might be the best thing I ever eat.”
Biscuit glee from cheek to cheek and start spoon feed Amy next item on the table but she froze the spoon in the air making Amy turn to see Calamity staring at them just outside dining space.
Bill pop out from behind Calamity “Oh hey guy those look really good.”
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“Come sit with us” Biscuit invite two of them.
Both take a seat while Calamity eye didn’t leave the sweet on table for a single moment.
“Feel free to eat with us”
“Well it’s would be nice if you guy chip in too”
Bill hand seem to froze for splits second but he continue to eat “Of course, no problem.”
Calamity take two pancake.
“Aw it’s ok you don’t...”
Bill interrupt Biscuit “no no it’s alright we got the money right Calamity?”
Calamity nod and take one more brownies.
Four of them enjoy their dessert for a while before Amy find a topic to speak “Too bad we didn’t visit New Terra Bill I would love to visit your family factory.”
“Oh yeah that too bad, my family factory is even bigger than the one we see in Orenda. Our family specialize in MAM you see but it's properly boring to you guy just a big machine doing it thing you know.” Bill fill his mouth with more doughnut.
“Oh right we got class coming up about sculpture or something? Can you buy a tool we need for our group Bill? It’s was suppose to be a tool made by human but me and Biscuit don’t know anything about which one is good at all I doubt Josh or Calamity know it too.”
Calamity eat the last cake.
“Sure no problem” Bill smiles “I’m sure I can get a right tool for everyone. I got a friend who own MAM shop I’ll ask around for us.”
"Is that sister Fay?” Biscuit call out.
Professor Fay then approach their table with a box in her hand “Hello everyone are you all having fun?”
“You’re here to buy cake too sister Fay?” Biscuit asked.
“Yes, It’s was a rough few week at work so I would like to treat myself a little, this place caramel roll cake is my favorite.”
Amy recall seeing Prof. Fay name in the news.
“Your ear, have you been shot professor?” Calamity noticed.
“Oh this” Fay touch the wound that already close “Helen magic already took care of it don’t you worry, painful magic but at least it was quick.”
“It’s was so horrible what happen” said Biscuit.
“Yes” Fay look at her four student a human, ant, sheep and wolf eating dessert together and suddenly feel relieve “but seeing all of you here remind me why I came here for.”
“To buy cake?”
Fay chuckle “oh yes that is very important too. Everyone don’t worry too much about what happen at Alvern leave that to us adult and focus on your study ok.”
Everyone nod and say goodbye as Fay leave.
Finally Amy get to eat her red velvet ice cream that was serve last while the rest stare and wait for her reaction.
“Ah so cold” Amy bite her ice cream “too cold at first but surprisingly refreshing.”
Soon after the table that was once fill with food is now empty “good thing you guy were here I don’t think you could have eaten all I order with just the two of us.” said Biscuit.
“I’ll be happy to join you guy again anytime” said Calamity.
‘Seem like Biscuit is not the only one in good mood today.’
Once the two guy left Biscuit and Amy continue with their plan but have to stop once more when they see bedroom shop.
Those bed they sleep while in Orenda hotel is softer than anything Amy ever sleep on when she point the shop to Biscuit she agree and both went inside. A few of familiar face is waiting for them Amy can recognize a few student from her class Sarah, Brant, Deacon, Levana, Ava and other girl from their class is here clearly having the same idea.
“Hey Amy, Biscuit over here” Sarah call to them “You are here for some bedding too I see”
“Those bed are hard to forget” said Amy.
“They sure are” said Ava the blue jay. She and Levana seem to already decide on the blanket.
“Want to help me choose? Brant and Deacon are here with me but they’re not very helpful at all.”
“But all these bed feel the same” said Deacon.
"How can you not tell the different this one is way softer!”
“Then get that one”
“But this one is cooler and more light”
Brant and Deacon soon give up and retreat to corner of the shop where they sit and wait for their friend.
“me and Ava already decide on which blanket to get how about let us help you pick” said Levana “Have you decide yet which part of the bed will you buy? Just a blanket or whole new bed?”
‘Levana is an ant like me maybe I’ll like the blanket she pick the most?’
“Buying a whole new bed seem excessive though” said Amy.
“I know but I kind of feel like mattress in my room is a little off so I was considering buying a whole set” said Sarah.
“Well let’s us all try every bed and blanket in this shop then, come on Biscuit what do you think” Amy asked.
“Sure why not” Biscuit join in and the girls all have fun trying the bed all day.
Biscuit and Amy end up didn’t have time to buy ingredient for cookies but they can always go again later. Later that night sleeping in a new blanket on her bed Amy is quite happy and fascinate at how all this is possible because of a place like Alana where all the wonderful thing each nation create are sell and trade here making her appreciate all the food and thing she never knew she could enjoy so much before.
‘I guess choosing to be diplomat is not a bad choice after all. It’s the next best thing I could have.’