Ashlynn's gesture of purchasing a fine tapestry for each member of her coven subtly transformed the dynamics within the group as her companions reevaluated their goals for this shopping excursion.
"Mother Ashlynn," Ollie said as he watched the shopkeeper rolling up the tapestries, carefully tying them with thick cords and promising that they would be sent to the witch's tower by the end of the evening. "You said that you wanted us to cook together for at least one meal a day in the tower, didn't you?"
"I do," Ashlynn said. "It's something I learned from Big Sister Amahle. Everyone cooks a dish of their choosing and brings it to share with the coven. I also learned about eating at tables that are low to the ground from the Mother of Thorns. She says it stops gatherings of the coven from ever feeling stiff, formal, and hierarchical."
