Nereida nearly choked when she heard Heila's instructions to the servant. Five portions of five deserts for just the few women gathered here? Did the young horned woman have any idea what things on the top level of the House of Iron cost? With that many portions, most of it would likely be wasted after just a few bites. But then, seeing the look in Heila's eyes, she realized that this was the diminutive woman's way of striking back at the Sandbox Witch.
It might be small and petty but when you were faced with an opponent with overwhelming physical and magical might, what else could you do? Heila might not be able to slap the thorny witch for offending her but she could take a bite out of his purse and clearly she intended to do just that as a way of making her displeasure known.
