Improvisation
Author’s Note: For the Ancient Obsessions Advent Challenge – December 24 (Turkey)…extra ‘pick a prompt’ for fun.
Teyla Emmagan didn’t pretend to understand a lot about the Earth holiday of ‘Christmas’.
However, she knew it was important to many of the Tau’ri of Atlantis, so she tried to learn all she could about the traditions of the holiday.
Her team knew Teyla as a warrior and a leader among her people, but that hadn’t always been the case.
Once, she’d been a little girl at her grandmother’s knee, and she’d learned to cook. Many on Atlantis would’ve been surprised to learn that Teyla had always been gifted in the culinary arts. She could make a satisfying meal out of most anything. It had been a necessary skill for most of her life.
Teyla grinned as she put her skills to the test now.
This wasn’t something she did often anymore, but she enjoyed it.
When her people had discovered this large bird on the mainland, they’d quickly learned to prepare it as food.
Teyla used some of their techniques and some of her own invention now as she seasoned her feast.
When she was done, she tasted a small sample and smiled.
It wasn’t quite the ‘turkey’ she’d been told of, but it sure was awfully close.
The End
