Raizen stared at the recipe for béchamel sauce like it might actually attack him.
The instructions looked deceptively simple: "Melt 3 tablespoons butter. Whisk in 3 tablespoons flour to form a roux. Cook 1 - 2 minutes. Slowly add 2 cups milk, whisking constantly. Season with salt and nutmeg. Do not let it boil."
Simple.
Except for words like "roux" and "nutmeg" and the ominous warning: "Do not let it boil."
What happened if it boiled?
The book didn't say.
But the books in the Academy also didn't say WHY not to try and befriend Nyxes.
Raizen shrugged and decided he didn't want to find out.
He set a smaller saucepan on the second burner and turned the flame to medium-low. The kitchen now felt warmer than it should've, like the stove was already winning on the tomato sauce front. Rain tapped at the window behind him, steady and patient. Outside, Ukai breathed damp air into the glass. Inside, he had butter and fear.
