Opkepa Rattop Hedplei

Chapter 41

The rest of the evening at Zaera's treehouse is relatively uneventful. Once the girls' warm-up, Indra and Zaera teach Clarke how to cook dinner. Preferably without chopping her fingers off in the process. Showing the blonde how to chop vegetables and meat safely into the stew pot simmering over the stove. For this, Lexa is grateful, knowing full well they are keeping her busy so Clarke doesn't think about what just upset her.

A break in the rainstorm has half the gonas running to their treehouse. Komfoni of course sits them down by the fire and orders all their boots off the second they open the door. The chess match Nann and Lexa had been engaged in suddenly turns into a group activity of sorts. Gonas sit either on Lexa's couch or Nann's. Declaring themselves either on team Heda or Team Komfoni. Lexa and Nann are having a lot of fun with this by just letting the men take over. Since they are the ones that are taking this VERY seriously. Having little quiet meetings to discuss each move. Booing or cheering after each countermove is made which earns snorts of laughter from the kitchen.

A few gonas head straight for the kitchen to help. One happily goes about showing Indra and Zaera how to make his famous cornbread recipe. While a couple of others teach Clarke how to make pies for dessert. This has her enthralled having never tasted or made one of these before. Only seeing them in old-world videos and had wondered about them. Clarke continues to listen and help with each step. Then excitedly races over to tell Lexa and Nann about what she just did.

"Annnnnddddd... Did you know you can make any fruit into a pie?!" Clarke exclaims enthusiastically.

"I did!" Lexa chuckles.

"Doesn't even have to be fruit. Could be meat, vegetables, or both." Nann smirks.

"Shut the front door! Really?!" The blonde gasps with HUGE eyes of wonder.

Dinner that night feels like a feast with all the food and laughter going around. The party is so big they eat at the table in turns. This of course is marvelously favored by the gonas who want to ensure the chess match is still being played. The second the pie breaks out though there is a momentary pause so they can all witness Clarke taste one for the first time. The blonde... shockingly... doesn't disappoint as her eyes burst open wide and shrill noise instantly rings out. Doing a little happy dance in place as she chews causing a flurry of laughter.

"Wait till she tastes the cherry..." Jokull smirks at Nann in amusement.

Lexa has no idea where Clarke is putting it all considering she had two bowls of stew, 3 pieces of cornbread, and has INSISTED to try each pie. Going in 'just for a bite' then promptly eating an entire slice... each time. By the shift change, Clarke is curled in Lexa's lap groaning about a 'pie coma' and that she can 'die happy now.' Which has the gona chortling as they trade off guard duty. Hilariously, without words being exchanged the second group of gonas takes up right where the first teams left off. Walking right over to take someone's spot on either couch without the game ever stopping. Lexa smirks at them but Nann doesn't even look phased at all. Neither does Zaera for that matter who just joins right in without hesitation.

"You could give them a spoon and they would figure out how to turn it into a game that entertains all of them for hours. I swear." Indra mutters with a smirk watching them.

"Oh, we've already done that." Zaera voices casually.

"Yep... Spoons is one of my favorites." Alin nods moving the bishop.

"Wow... creative name there..." Indra chuckles.

"We were too excited to play to think of anything better." Ifin shrugs, moving the knight.

"Yo.... What's wrong with Wanheda?" One of the gonas asks concerned as he eyes the groaning blonde in Lexa's lap.

"Dude! She ate her body weight in pie! It was incredible!" Jokull explains animatedly.