Sylvia listened to Pylia as she gave her bitter answer. She really didn’t know how to answer Pylia. Sylvia wondered if Pylia had fair weather friends in the past, and that’s why the topic came up. ...Did Pylia consider her, Shortfang, and Buddy such friends?

Whatever the case, Sylvia was resolved to be there for her friends, thick and thin. Maybe she can talk to Duke Erod about the people who are being punished by mistake...

Soon they reached a stopping point by the tree. While everyone was working on something, Sylvia would be cooking lunch for everyone. This time, she would be using one of the recipes from Iola’s cookbook as she did. After Ferric made his announcement, she told everyone, “I’m cooking lunch for everyone. Hopefully, this will make up for the omelettes this morning,”