It's been 20 years since the events of the Legend of the Red Dragon. Tarte Tatin reminisces about her life as she writes a letter for her only child Snapdragon. Why is she writing this letter? Content warnings: graphic depictions of physical violence, depictions of death, brief descriptions of dead bodies, depictions of war, depictions of mental health issues, depictions of PTSD flashbacks, mentions of alcoholism, horror elements Preface this story exists with in its own alternative universe where the characters are human rather than cookies. Many of the names of characters, events, or places have been changed to fit this scheme. The list of names and places will be updated as more characters are introduced Main characters Tarte Tatin- Sir Tatienne "Taty" Tatin Hollyberry - Queen Mother Holly Boivin; alias Sweetlin Pink Pitaya Dragon- Prue DeRose; the Red Dragon Royal Margarine - Royal "Marc" de Marquis Wildberry- Sir Willis de La Cour Snapdragon remains the same Side characters Charcoal- Coinneach Objects/places/ events The kingdom names remain the same Soul jam- Soul Gem The Dark Flour War- The War of Ashes Beast-yeast- the wilde Crispia- Caspia