"Probably a good thing," Gabriel said with a shrug and a false little shudder. "Without peacekeepers we'd have wars and things." There was still an odd cadence to the man's voice which made Gabriel wish he could read his soul. Maybe 'peacekeeper' meant something else wherever he was from.

He lifted an eyebrow. "Oh, I really think I do." So saying, he fished for a couple of the chocolate pieces and tossed them into his mouth. He let out a blissful, only slightly exaggerated sigh and leaning back against the shelves. "I mean, what's the point in being a baker if you can't sample the fixings every now and then?"