Mm. My master raised me with those skills since I was very young. Not specifically for the purpose of becoming a bodyguard, I don't think, but... perhaps she knew that it would be a path that I'd eventually take.

[ but who can really say? petronilla had left her life years ago and clorinde can now only speculate as to her reasons why. maybe she'll never know, but that's fine. in some ways, it may be for the better. her purpose remains unchanged, despite her time in the resort. ]

If I were to guess, it may have been less about the baking for them and more for the appeal of doing so in that setting. [ now that her and tseng have fucked in his office, she kind of understands. ] But they were fine. The recipe was simple, and we didn't have much difficulty aside from obtaining the ingredients.