[ SWEET BUN TRIO ] - Three delicious, bite-sized buns from Faerghus. The first bun is filled with sweet cream and topped with icing and a candied cherry. The second is a sweet roll filled with almonds, pecans, and dried cranberries and glazed with honey. The third is a bun sliced in half, filled with almond paste and whipped cream, dusted with powdered sugar on top.
she looks like she wants to say something, mouth abruptly opening and closing at least a few times now. there's something that's been weighing on her conscience for years at this point but—oh, never mind! bernadetta scurries up to him, shoves a familiar dessert into his arms, and bolts off in the opposite direction. (if a flower from her possession's been included with the sweet buns, then don't worry. she won't be missing it much.)
Cool glass seeps through his jacket as he leans against the window, chilling overheated skin. He sighs in relief, sinking further into the pane while the ball continues around him.
Laslow's so entranced watching a couple flawlessly execute the Ostian court dance he nearly misses the little mouse scampering up to him. A flash of purple hair, a plate shoved in his arms, a glimpse of wide eyes, and then Bernadetta is gone, lost amid the sea of sparkling gowns and royal suits.
"Thank you," Laslow whispers after her all the same. Smiling, he looks down at his newly acquired treats, stomach giving an anticipatory rumble.
But it's the flower tucked among them that catches his attention. The placement feels shy, as if the bestower wavered before including it. He's careful as he plucks it free, inhaling the sweet scent before tucking it reverently in his own bouquet. A shame he couldn't return the favor with a rose of his own; if Lady Fate smiles upon him, perhaps he'll stumble across Bernadetta later in the evening.