Chapter 76 - 76. The cook and menu

Kendra saw Tyra still cultivating. She looked at her body and saw that Tyra had more energy and tipped her head. ''Stop cultivating. Let's go to sleep. The human body can handle sleepless nights but only after the fifth boundary. For now, you are still didn't pass the basic one.''

Tyra opened eyes and smiled at her. She could see how her sea of powers started swirling and felt the energy of it. She explained Kendra. ''I could feel it start to move. When will I hit the first boundary?''

Kendra looked at her silently and saw that Tyra was actually filled with energy but still shook her head. ''You were lucky as you used quite often your powers as it seems and was about to hit the first boundary. But before that, you need to stabilize your sea of powers. I almost died when I tried to do it with force. For now, you need to deplete first most of your energy. After that, I will give you something that will help you break through boundary without problems.''

They went into the house and whispered good night as they laid on their beds. Fluffy woke up and looked at Kendra with shiny eyes and she let him enter the space where he continued to cultivate with Lilly.

She hugged Isaa and fell asleep. Isaa slowly opened eyes hugged Kendra and closed her eyes contently. Later, much later, she needs to help Kendra. But she needs to grow and for that, she needs to eat and sleep a lot. The girls all fell asleep while the little stone started changing. It started shining slowly and growing...

Next morning the girls woke up and cooked together. Kendra got used that everyone helps cooking so they could use it in their lives later on. Even Isaa knew how to cook some simple dishes. This morning they ate fresh bread and scrambled eggs with fried energy vegetables. The taste was amazing.

They cleaned the house in just moments and went towards the inner gate. There was Thalis with his subordinates. Kendra was a bit stunned. He had over fifty people with him. She looked at them and saw that they all had powers. Most of them earth and fire powers, few lightning powers and couple metal powers.

She greeted Thalis and everyone with a nod of her head and slowly went towards the palace. She actually planned to go to the ice house... She sighed. It was fine as well. The oysters won't get bad and she can keep them inside for a long time without to spoil.

The line of people didn't attract much attention as it was early in the morning. Only guards were awake and so they could arrive at palace gates without hitch. The soldiers that guarded gate was stunned as they saw from far the group of people approaching, but when he saw Kendra in front of them he sighed in relief and run to report to the commander.

Commander runs out and saw Kendra smiling.''Open the gates. Quickly!''

Kendra and Isaa held hands and went inside first then Tyra, Ada and Thalis and the over fifty people. Kendra turned around and smiled at the commander. ''Thank you for your fast response. Close the gate and let them here. Our parents are awake?''

He nodded so she entered inside and saw Xara and Lord Cassian eating breakfast. The table was filled with various food and she started having a headache. Se looked at the food resentfully.

Xara saw her expression and was stunned. ''Is something wrong with the food?'' she asked.

Kendra nodded. ''I want two of you to live a long time. I don't know what this cook is planning but If he plans to make you two into pigs I am against it.''

Xara looked at food not understanding what she was talking about. As a princess, she got used to being served a bunch of food. She actually ate simple food for so long on the border lines where they fought that stupid war. But since she came back she just got used to having a sumptuous meal.

Kendra saw she didn't understand.''Mother, after you are finished tasting this food, not eating, tasting as you have so much that you have no time to enjoy eating it you just swallow bits and baits from something that looks nice, right?''

Xara nodded not understanding what is she actually talking about. But Lord Cassian did.

"You hate food waste, right?" he asked and chuckled.

Kendra nodded. In the past world, food waste was making her angry as well. " If you just taste new food I would understand. But having such amount and not eating it..." she felt uncomfortable.

Xara suddenly understood. " We indeed just eat a bit, but this way our servants can have a taste if great food as well."

Kendra suddenly had black lines on her head. " So you say they eat leftovers? "

Her parents nodded not understanding what was wrong. Kendra turned around and asked one servant to call the main cook.

The cook came worried about the food. "Your Lordship, is something wrong about the food?"

Lord Cassian just pointed at Kendra and shrugged. The child has so many ideas. The cook was stunned. He knew like other servants that she was an adoptive child so he bowed respectfully.

But what he got was a kind smile. " Father said that you are an amazing cook." she said she trying to motivate him."I actually called you as I heard that servants eat what my parents didn't. Is that true?"

He nodded. In other cities, the food was actually given only to closest subordinates.

She smiled and stunned him with the next words. " From now on make daily menu. Three different possibilities. One should be vegetable, one with eggs and one with meat. You can change often the recipes so the people can eat different food. You probably have many helpers in the kitchen.'' he nodded.

''Then it's fine. With the main dish, you can make bread or porridge. I think it's easy to make such a dish for everyone. By the way, we will eat the same food as everyone else. You have to count all the people in the palace plus at least twenty more people. Just in case we have more people eating. If not I am sure the food will be eaten well. Right?'' her eyes turned into crescents and she smiled happily.

The Lord and Xara got stunned. They still will eat amazing dishes only they could choose what they want to eat. And every day different food. Xara nodded. In the army, they ate what they got but now she did had a choice for a while but it was too many choices and that made it difficult for her to know what she really wanted. So she ate from every thing a bit. Even tho the elementalist couldn't get sick, but Kendra is right, they could gain weight.

She checked her body but luckily she didn't gain weight as in the last few weeks that were running here and there. She stood up and pushed Kendra and Isaa on chairs and wanted to put some food but they disagreed. kendra hugged her and smiled at her wickedly while she pinched her waist.

''Mother is fine if she gains some weight. Soon the two of you will get married and Mother needs some meat on bones to feed our brother or sister.'' she winked at Lord Cassian and saw his head turn red as a beet.

''You... you little devil. I will wash your mouth with soap, where did you hear such things.?'' said Xara while her head started getting red as well. She poked with her finger gently at Kendra's forehead.

''Hi hi hi...Mother and father look like my tomatoes, wondering do you taste as well.'' she came closer to her father and acted as she wanted to bite him and he acted as he was scared running behind Xara. She pretended to protect him as they run around. Isaa jumped in suddenly and Fluffy and Lilly as well. The jumping laughing and pinching each other left the three children, the cook and the servanted wordless.

Kendra saw the children and suddenly stopped as she remembered the people outside. ''Mother, Father I think for now we will have over fifty recruits that you could teach as Kings Guards. They belong to Thalis Colo. Father, he will tell you his story. I will go to the library. We will read books. Do you have enough paper in here? I will read and they will write. They don't have to wait for till they pass the second boundary to learn new things. Accept that we plan to change a few things in books so I hope you could get me lost of paper for it.'' she turned around and saw Cian entering.

She waved at him to join them and patted his shoulders. ''And have you slept well.''

Cian looked at her in a daze as Kendra in time between became even more pretty. ''You should wear the mask when you leave the house, you know?''

Kendra looked at him wondering what he is talking about but rest of the room nodded as well, including Isaa and Xara and Lord Cassian. She sighed.'' I have no idea how I look could you please find me something that could provide me my reflection?''

Xara ordered servants to bring her mirror. The servants brought something so big that four of them carefully holding it. She knew that in past time mirrors were quite expensive and usually framed with bronze or gold to make it stable. It was covered with a cloth so she stood in front of it as Xara took off the cloth. And Kendra yelped. She looked at herself and was seriously stunned.

Its seems the lie that she is a boy is just an illusion. She looked 100% like a girl even with short hair. ''I seem to be quite a fool right?''

Xara shook her head.''You have no idea about our world. There are lots of cute boys that look even better than girls. So don't feel bad. Ok?''

Kendra sighed. It seems she really needs to start wearing some kind of mask to hide this face. ''Father, mother what do you think, should I hide my face?'' She touched her high cheeks and big eyes. She had tin lips but her nose was just perfect. She sighed again. In past life, she was actually quite cute as well, but because she never cared about herself she ruined her face.

But this life she had a simmilar face, just slightly better looking. And glowing somehow. Strange thing is, she was at teh sea for so long and didn't get dark complexion. Her skin was pearl white and her eyes were some strange color. It seems to be green and blue at the same time and specs of gold inside.

Indeed strange. She smiled and understood why she should definitely smile so much. Her smile almost dazed herself. She sighed and turned around.

''Sorry people. I really don't want to walk with something on my face but I will try not to smile too much, is that fine with everyone?'' she looked like a sad puppy.

Isaa hugged Kendra and shook her head. ''I don't care. I like when brother smiles. Brother smiles brighten the darkness in the world. It makes me happy, don't stop smiling. Please.''

Kendra smiled brightly at her and pinched her cheeks.''Good, then brother will always smile at you, but not so much to unrelated people. Is that good?''

Isaa got dazed by the smile and nodded. Kendra definitely cants walk around and smile. It will bring even more trouble for everyone.

Kendra stopped smiling and seriously said to everyone. ''Everyone should do their best to serve mother and father well. We will go now and learn. Go back to your work.'' then she turned and gave childish grunt at Lord Cassian.''Father, go with mother to the office and then to dungeons. It seems there is more to teh story about missing children. We will talk about it at lunch.''

He patted her head and took Xaras hand and went out of the dining room. Everyone scattered and she followed the servants that took them deep in teh castle. They stopped at one huge door and when servants opened Kendra and children stood there with mouth wide agape...