Volume 2 Chapter 21: Cookies


    <span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-weight:400">Volume 2 Chapter 21: Cookies


    <span style="font-weight:400">"The smell is so good!" Sophia stated as her head turned to the oven! Half an hour passed. And the smelling from it was incredible!


    <span style="font-weight:400">Everyone stared at the oven with anticipation!


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Keith, are they done?" Sophia questioned. She wanted to eat them now!


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Let me check." Keith smiled as he walked towards the oven. He took off the bricks. They were used to contain the heat. He saw crisp and golden brown cookies.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Sugar cookies.


    <span style="font-weight:400">It was a simple and delicious recipe. Keith would have it as a snack.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"It''s-" Before Keith could say it was done, Sophia and the rest were behind him. Keithughed,


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Let me put them on a te." Keith moved the sheet onto the table. He ced them on a wide te.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Do you guys want to try it?" Keith questioned. They all nodded their heads!


    <span style="font-weight:400">They wanted to try it!


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Be careful, it''s still hot," Keith added. It was taken out of the oven. Still fresh and warm. But they didn''t care as they took a bite. And when they did, they were surprised.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"So delicious!" Crispy and light! It was something they had never tried before!


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Keith! I want more!" "Po!" Mir and Fira were all excited as they jumped on him! Keith smiled, "Sure." He picked two more cookies for them.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"We need more!" Sophia stated.


    <span style="font-weight:400">These cookies were something no one had ever made or eaten before until now.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Keith had a wry smile, "We finished them all." It didn''tst a few minutes as everything was done!


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Can you make more?" Sophia questioned. She was really excited about it.


    <span style="font-weight:400">It seemed she was a fan of sweets.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I can. But if we keep doing this, we will run out of sugar." Keithughed as he looked at the sugar. He used a lot of sugar to make those cookies. And if he continued to use it, they were bound to run out in a day.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I will get to work!" "Mmhmm! I will help out!" Fira pumped her fist as she was ready to grow more pearl beets. Sophia did the same as well!


    <span style="font-weight:400">She was prepared to use her magic!


    <span style="font-weight:400">"..." You guys really love those cookies, don''t you? Keith sighed,


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Alright. Also, Michael, I want you to ask Orin to make me something for tomorrow."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"What do you need?! I will make that grumbling dwarf make it for you even if I have to force him!" Michael roared out.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Everyone could see the fire in his eyes as he said this.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Keith exined, "It''s easy. I think he could finish it by tomorrow." Keith handed him some parchment.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Gotcha!" Michael took the parchment and dashed off!


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Also, we still need to finish the resting area." Keith looked at the resting area.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"We got this!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"You don''t have to worry about anything, Young Master! We will finish it by the end of the day!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Even if it kills us!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">The knights roared out in unison. With the taste of cookies, their bodies were energized.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"..." I don''t think you guys need to do that. But he turned to Sophia, May, and Fira. Those three were still staring at the sugar in marvel.


    <span style="font-weight:400">I definitely need to make more sugar.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Keith sighed. He also looked at Mir, "I don''t think you will be returning home for today either."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Po!" Mir shouted. The baby Samui didn''t mind at all. Keith shook his head.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Are you that happy?


    <span style="font-weight:400">...


    <span style="font-weight:400">At night, when he went to sleep, Keith didn''t fall asleep. I''m here again. He was sent into the white space!


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Hello again, Keith!" "Wee back!" Kreye and Hepha smiled as they greeted him.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Keith bowed his head, "Hello, again."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Is there something the matter?" Keith questioned.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"We wanted to ask how your life is going these days," Kreyes questioned. Keith had a bright smile,


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I finally did it! I made sugar today!" Keith pumped his hand!


    <span style="font-weight:400">"You did?!" Kreye''s tone was weird as he said this. Keith nodded, "I think I can make many more dishes with it!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"That''s great!" Kreye smiled.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Mmhmm, mmhmm."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"And the oven you made is interesting," Hepha added as she stared at the stove. But Keith shook his head,


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I might rece itter." This was a temporary oven. He wanted something that could control the heating inside. That way, he wouldn''t have to be worried about anything burning.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I see," Hepha said. But there was an awkward silence between them.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Keith sighed and said, "Alright, you guys don''t need to hide it. What do you guys want?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Whatever do you mean?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"You asked me about my life. But you already know about it." Keith stated. Hepha said oven. He never talked about the oven. That meant she was watching over what he did.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"You guys want cookies, right?" Keith questioned. When they heard that, Kreye and Hepha looked away. And that was a yes.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"...Do you want me to make some now?" Keith asked.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Please!" "Yes!" The two nodded their heads. Like that, Keith baked for the two.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"So sweet!" "It''s crunchy!" The two were in awe of the cookies.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Can you guys cook?" Sugar cookies were simple. Since Kreye could imagine the ingredients up, couldn''t they make it?


    <span style="font-weight:400">"No way!" "It was horrible!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"You tried?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Kreye did. When he tried, the cookies were ck!" Kreye could imagine the ingredients up. But skill-wise? That was a whole different matter.


    <span style="font-weight:400">It was terrible!


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Keith, can you send us an offering?" Kreye hugged the kid''s leg as he said this. Keith tilted his head,


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Offering?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Mmhmm! Mmhmm!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I want to eat it the moment you make it!" Kreye''s eyes were bloodshot as he said this.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"How do I do it?" Keith questioned.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"You just need to pray to an altar. Imagine sending it to us, and it will teleport."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Ok. That''s doable." Keith nodded.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Yippe!" "Thank you so much!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">...


    <span style="font-weight:400">Once Keith had disappeared again, Kreye had a dark expression.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"What''s wrong, Kreye?" Hepha tilted her head.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"We must not let the others find out about this."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Huh? Why not?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Think about it. If those guys find out, wouldn''t they mooch off as well?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">Hepha''s eyes widened when she heard that.


    <span style="font-weight:400">That''s right!


    <span style="font-weight:400">"We have to keep it a secret from them!" Like that, the two heavenly beings were willing to do everything to protect their food.