[On the shortest day of the year—or the longest, by Springstar’s calendar—Liem makes his rounds to play Santa himself, though without the red-and-white costume. For the past few months, his regular visits to Springstar’s community centre have been in service of crafting handmade solstice gifts for the people in his life. This time, unlike last winter, he’s prepared.
Some of the items he brings are simply handed over without fuss: a couple pleasantly spiced bars of hand-mixed soap, and a jar of soup mix with a brief recipe tied around it. The last item he delivers, with a bit more care, is a slim, hand-bound book. The pages within are penned in Liem’s crisp, elegant hand; it’s a cook book, with a selection of recipes inside that he thinks she might like. Many of the recipes are on the savoury side, but he included some sweet things as well. There are no pictures, however, so Gray will have to make the dishes in question to find out what they actually look like.]
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Some of the items he brings are simply handed over without fuss: a couple pleasantly spiced bars of hand-mixed soap, and a jar of soup mix with a brief recipe tied around it. The last item he delivers, with a bit more care, is a slim, hand-bound book. The pages within are penned in Liem’s crisp, elegant hand; it’s a cook book, with a selection of recipes inside that he thinks she might like. Many of the recipes are on the savoury side, but he included some sweet things as well. There are no pictures, however, so Gray will have to make the dishes in question to find out what they actually look like.]