Title: A Temporary Truce
Fandom: Downton Abbey
Word Count: 100 words
Characters: Mrs. Patmore
Summary/Notes: Spoilers for 2x01. Written for the downton100 challenge, sacrifice. The usual disclaimers apply.
Beryl Patmore is no stranger to hard times, knows the value of scrimping and saving. It's why she insists on correcting Daisy any chance she can: there are always more mouths to feed than plates that can be prepared.
She also knows this: the kitchen is no place for a dog to run about, knocking over bags and pots and people, and it is only deference to His Lordship that prevents her from doing much worse than scolding.
Still, when Ethel arrives, bright-eyed and anything but innocent, asking for her own turn at crepes Suzette, it is an easy decision.