Page 30 of I Ran Away to Evil
Henrietta
I immediately regretted not letting Keith mediate my correspondence. I also regretted writing home. One or all of my parents’ letters might have ended up in my parlor fireplace over the next few days.
The Nightshade Rooms were just that,rooms. The suite had a parlor, a small library office, a walk-in wardrobe, marble bathroom, and an extra bedroom for a personal maid.
My days in Nilheim had passed by like a dream until this point. I would wake up and get ready, then enjoy baking in the morning, working with Keith in the afternoon, and sometimes having dinner with him in the evening. Then, I’d retire to my parlor and lounge on the very comfortable lounge.
Often, there would be lurid romance novels or sword-fighting manuals waiting for me, but ever since that fateful afternoon tea a few days ago, I also gotmail.
The first was a short missive from Bronwynn asking if I was alright. I wrote her back to let her know about some of my escapades and that I wouldn’t be returning to Drendil anytime soon—and that she was free to visit me whenever she liked. I’d even asked for permission from Keith to be sure and sent a border pass with the letter.
I’d also received a mysterious unlabeled package. Tulith had arranged for one of the golems to open it just in case it was a nasty surprise from my parents. Instead, it was a small handwritten book calledOut of This World Recipes. As it promised, it was full of strange and delicious-sounding recipes I’d mostly never heard of.
I had immediately made the first recipe which included ingredients I knew were ready to go in the kitchen.
Boston Cream Donut
?3 ½ cups all-purpose flour divided, plus additional as needed (438g)
?2 ¼ teaspoons yeast (add 50g powder Goblin Lily to make it instant)
?? cup ground sugar (67g)
?1 teaspoon salt
?? cup cow milk (157ml)
?6 tablespoons melted butter (85g)
?2 large eggs lightly beaten (room temperature preferred)
?¾ teaspoon vanilla extract (substitute Bitter Star Fruit Juice)
?Vegetable oil for frying
?Boston Cream (pg. 86)
?Chocolate Sauce (substitute whipped Markle Berry spread)
In a large bowl (or the bowl of a stand mixer), combine 2 cups (250g) of flour, yeast, sugar, and salt and stir to combine. Heat milk and combine. Add butter, eggs, and fruit juice. Stir until dough clings.
Leave dough covered overnight or for one hour if instant.
Roll out dough, cut into circles, and fry in boiling oil one at a time.
Take Boston Cream (recipe pg 86) and use a piping bag to fill each Donut.
Dip in Chocolate or coat in Markle Berry Spread.
Some of the foods listed in the book had been popping up in Drendil recently, likeRamenandFrench Toast. They all began in North Sumbria, so it was believed the Grand Duchess had a new chef.
I had no idea why someone would sendmea recipe book, but I was too excited to care! The day it arrived, I spent almost fifteen straight hours in the kitchen, and it took a direct order from Panlith to get me to go to bed.
The book obviously wasn’t a gift from my parents, but they did send me their own letters.
The king and queen of Drendil were not happy. When I’d first arrived, I was still torn between my duties to king and country and accepting my abysmal fate. If I was honest with myself, some small desire to survive had made me jump at Keith’s original offer not to fight.
Now, I didn’t want to go back to being Henri. Ever.
