Cherry Tea Cookie: Ah, my children? And I suppose you mean my direct children, ah, where do I start...?
"Well, perhaps it is best start with my eldest son, Cherry Jam Cookie. He's always been a headstrong boy that eventually made his way to becoming one of the strongest commanders of the Hollyberry knights. Even made his infamous Cherry Scythe with one of the kingdoms finest weaponsmiths.
Despite his name and reputation at the time, he's a really sweet lad that semi-retired from serving as a commander during the Dark Flour War with his lovely wife and children. He still resides in the kingdom and takes time out of his day to train the royal family's newest recruits in their army. Sometimes I ask his daughter Cherry Sauce to bring him and his trainees some of my homemade desserts after a long day."
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"Second, of course, will be my second eldest, Cherry Bloom Cookie. Oh where do I begin with him other than taking after the me in my youth hehe! He always loves things that go boom, spark, and pow to the point he practically begged me to teach him how to make his own cherry-themed bombs as he got older. Ever since, he became one of the kingdom's soldiers that strikes down enemies in battle with bombs that can bloom into beautiful yet deadly flowers. It made me as he fought in the Dark flour war to protect the kingdom and his family.
… My only regret is not telling him to be more careful, otherwise... perhaps he and his wife would've at least be able to watch their daughters grow up for themselves...."
"... B-but enough for the sad past for now! Ah where was- Ah right!"
"My third child and only daughter, Cherry Pie Cookie, actually took her inspiration from Hollyberry Cookie herself! She used to be a quiet and reserved child, which I can't blame her as her brothers already make quite a ruckus when I was still raising them all. Until one particular day when I invited Hollyberry and other cookie knights for dinner, plus the local bar was closed at the time, I remembered seeing my little Cherry Pie staring at Hollyberry's shield all night that eventually caught the attention of Hollyberry herself.
She then proceeded to ask her a lot and I mean a lot of questions that took me off guard, in return Hollyberry answered her questions with tales of her adventures beyond the kingdom. And perhaps, no, most likely what set her passion alight to work herself into joining the ranks of the kingdom's military, she even had a shield of her own inspired by her hero!"
"After the war she retired as well and lives with her husband in a city far from the kingdom, we send letters back and forth to see how things are doing our end. And recently I heard that her daughter is doing well in the sports league so luckily the future seems bright for her family."
"And last but absolutely not least is my youngest son, Cherry Limeade Cookie! An eccentric yet mellow cookie that takes after a bit of both me and his father, Key Lime Cookie, that likes to strategize things at a safe distance. He always looked up to his older siblings to the point he joined the kingdom's ranks as a strategist and sharpshooter. He would've lost his life in the Dark Flour as if it weren't for his wife, Papaya Pudding Cookie, who managed to save his life with some technology of some kind."
"I don't completely understand how that stuff works, but if it managed to save my son's life I suppose it's alright. And safe to say, right after the war was over, both had retired, found safer work elsewhere, and started their own little family. Sometimes, if they got too busy to look after their current youngest child, they send her to live with me for the time being. I don't mind my Candied Cherry Cookie staying with me and Cherry Cookie, work does that to you sometimes, but I wish they would tell me a little more about their work, other than "to protect our timeline from further harm"..."
