The Clockwork Wolf
“Before I’d bought the goldstone it had been home to several other families, so I had enough rooms to house a dozen visitors.
Once I’d made up the beds I went in search of Annie, whom I found preparing a meal downstairs.
“I hope you don’t mind me taking over your kitchen, miss,” she said as she rushed from stirring a pot on the stove to punching down a crock of dough. “I didn’t think Herself would be able to leave with the baby and all, so I figured I’d cobble up some morning tea and get a start... on luncheon.”
I peered at the pot. “I didn’t think I had any food in the house.”
“Oh, you didn’t, miss,” Annie assured me. “Sister James sent me with a list to the market right after the baby came.” She smiled shyly at me. “Right handsome lad, isn’t he? All that gorgeous hair, ’twas like spun gold.”
I thought of the baby’s more unique features. “He’s quite exceptional.”
“You needn’t worry about his little gadgetry parts,” Annie said, astonishing me.MoreLess
Once I’d made up the beds I went in search of Annie, whom I found preparing a meal downstairs.
“I hope you don’t mind me taking over your kitchen, miss,” she said as she rushed from stirring a pot on the stove to punching down a crock of dough. “I didn’t think Herself would be able to leave with the baby and all, so I figured I’d cobble up some morning tea and get a start... on luncheon.”
I peered at the pot. “I didn’t think I had any food in the house.”
“Oh, you didn’t, miss,” Annie assured me. “Sister James sent me with a list to the market right after the baby came.” She smiled shyly at me. “Right handsome lad, isn’t he? All that gorgeous hair, ’twas like spun gold.”
I thought of the baby’s more unique features. “He’s quite exceptional.”
“You needn’t worry about his little gadgetry parts,” Annie said, astonishing me.MoreLess
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