The hill in the forest where Xinai heard pigs being slaughtered comes from Yap. That is really not a pleasant sound.

Indeed. I heard it in the mountains of Andorra, and it is still in my head. Waiting for a story, I guess.

That sneaky Mris stole my initial question, so I'll have to come back later - but all this talk about cardamom cream cakes has left me aghast. I make vanilla sugar as a matter of course; why have I never thought of making cardamom sugar?

*goes off to do that thing*