Flour, eggs, and other ingredients quickly became flatcakes and biscuits. Bacaon and sausage were fried, then the fat was used to make gravy. Berries were chopped and sweetened with sugar to make topping for the cakes. Eggs were scrambled and fried. Lemonade was iced, tea and coffee brewed.<br/><br/>Within the next hour, as customers began to trickle into the tavern, she was ready for them. Some were villagers who she'd known since moving to this small village, others were travelers who she would likely never see again. Regardless of her relationship with them, she treated each to a warm smile and a few kind words as she bustled among them. She worked the room in circuits, informing each that she'd have to take the orders of all who were waiting, then she would be back with plates for all of them. Somehow, though she worked alone in the tavern, she kept each customer happy with lemonade, coffee and tea while they waited for their food. As the few boarders who'd rented rooms began to trickle out, she knew she'd also have to set to cleaning rooms. There would be time fort that later in the day.<br/><br/>The most hectic part of her breakfast shift was nearly finished already when another traveler came in. Breakfast was never the busiest meal of the day. She'd see far more visitors during the dinner hours. She looked up and smiled upon seeing the disheveled stranger in the door.<br/><br/>"Howdy," she greeted him, "Have a seat where ever you like and I'll be by to take your order in just a few moments. Her apron, dress, and cheeks were all lightly dusted with flour or splattered with grease from the kitchen, but her smile was bright and genuine as she nodded to him.<br/><br/>This done, she assumed he would do as he pleased, and gathered as many empty dishes as she could balance before hurrying back to the kitchen. Once there, she picked up a single strip of bacon and munched it as she prepared a couple baskets of biscuits to leave on tables. Bearing the baskets and a fresh pot of coffee, she hurried out into the dining room once more.