Saffroncoil Spice Blenders — Spice Market Character Sheet

The story of Saffroncoil Spice Blenders

A fictional story inspired by the artwork.

The customer at the spice stall wanted the smell of her old kitchen. She could remember the window latch biting her thumb and the crack in the blue soup bowl. Asked what her mother cooked, she shrugged. The fennec set down her scoop and pulled up a stool.

Each blender brought one ingredient. The ibex offered toasted seed, the frilled lizard a dried orange peel. Nothing seemed quite right until the tiger leaned over to fetch hot water and his sleeve brushed the kettle. The woman caught his wrist. That, she said, was close.

They emptied their pockets onto the counter. Among the brass weights and tiny jars lay a plain wooden spoon that the tiger carried for tasting. Years of stirring had worked the scent of browned onion deep into its bowl. The woman held the spoon beneath her nose and laughed so hard she had to sit down again.

The peccary went next door for an onion. By the time the market closed, six merchants and one visitor were eating soup from seven mismatched bowls. The tapir wrote the recipe on a strip of paper. The customer added one instruction in her own hand: let somebody sit by the window while you cook.

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