| Nyxoria: The Magical Town |

5-- Hello Again⚔️

Lylah was walking towards her favorite shop. It was a very famous shop, which had some really mouth watering sweets and dishes of Nyxoria, Arcane Sweets.

When she had turned ten, there was a grand birthday celebration in the palace, all of the whole town was invited for it. Mila, the owner of the shop also came to the party, and with her she brought few of her shop's delicacies. Lylah loved them, and then had asked Gretella to bring her the information about the shop.

She was thirteen when she had snuck out for the first time. That's when she went to the shop for the first time and enjoyed it there. Since then it's one of her favorite place to go, whenever she sneaks out.

Mila was a 50 years old widow. She was quite young when she got married, but it was a tragedy, within a month her husband died. He was attacked by ferols , a kind of magical creature, only found in Nyxoria. Since they had gotten married out of love, she didn't plan to move on and fell in love again, she decided to devote herself to cooking and baking.

Mila is one the best, when it comes to baking. Her shop's always filled with customers, be it a rainy day, snowy or even a super hot day. People from different states also come to eat her cakes and other sweet items of the shop.

Mila is a sweet lady herself just like the items she bake. Though she had a sad past, she never complained about it. She always welcome her customers with a big goody smile and even offers free sweets to little kids and poor.

Mila loved kids, she always wanted a big family but because of the tragedy her whole dream got shattered. Though she never shows it to anyone, but that longing feelings in her eyes that still awaits for her partner, always searching for him in the crowd, wishing him to come back, it was never missed by Lylah.

Mila really love Lylah, like her own daughter. She's the only person in town who knows about this sneaking out secret. She would always prepare a special kind of sweet for Lylah, every Thursdays and would close the shop a little early so Lylah could enjoy it peacefully while chatting with her.

She was just seventeen when she got married. She was one of the most beautiful girl of her kingdom. Even after her husbands death, many men approached her for wedding but she kindly declined. It was as if she just wanted to live alone. Mila was a loving lady but she never allowed anyone to come closer to her.

Lylah was the only person in Nyxoria, after her husband, whom she treated like family. She would introduce herself as Lylah's Aunt, to anybody who would notice her loving behavior towards Lylah.

Lylah entered the shop, a little wind chime just above the door, due to wind blowing outside, chimed, Mila raised her head above the counter to look.

"Oh.. Lylah, my child. I thought you won't come tonight. What took you so long." Mila sang with much delight. Her face all red and tired from the work.

"Nothing. I.. uuhh.. I just... It was hard today, you know, to sneak out. There were plenty of guards out there." Lylah replied, feeling embarrassed, remembering her little encounter with Zarek.

"Okay.. Leave it. Come here fast, I have prepared your favorite candies tonight. Have them." Mila said, while placing some colourful candies on a plate.

"Don't tell me you made them just for me." Lylah asked in disbelief. Those candies take about 2 days to get prepared and usually Mila makes them around the Christmas. It was still a month away.

"Why not, you are getting married. Why should I wait for Christmas when I could just make them now. After all, I feel like I won't see you much after that marriage deal of yours." Mila chuckled.