Lake Lewisia #1168

Despite being down to three competitors, the baking tent buzzed with people who were as interested in these moments of planning and tinkering as they were in the final presentation. To Lennox’s astonishment, people kept pinching bits of dough or smears of filling, and the questions about the ingredients only came after they had tasted. No one seemed concerned that he had once poisoned a fairy king or that he knew fifty-seven toxic substances available just within the park grounds surrounding the tent, because he had curry breads coming out of the oven they wanted to try.

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LL#1168