okay but do we have to leave so soon

[liakoura]

The Ardelay twins loiter in the palace for a few days, then fall back to the Chialto house, in plenty of time to receive any prompt reply to the correspondence Kiri sent out when they arrived in the city.

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[calendarofcrime]

"I will watch you cook," says Sarelle.

[pyrophyte]

Ekador follows the twins into the sitting room.

[liakoura]

"We're staying here for, what'd you tell Patience, a week?" Aleko asks Kiri.

[calescent]

"Yep," says Kiri. "And, yes, then we can go home and stay there for a nice long while."

[pyrophyte]

"Loel Lalindar is very... lively," says Ekador. "It's charming. I'm charmed."

[calescent]

"He is very lively. I'm officially optimistic that we're all five going to get along nicely."

[pyrophyte]

"I think I am likewise optimistic," says Ekador. "Although my opinion of him may suffer if he turns out to be a terrible cook."

[calescent]

"He's fed us before. He's good."

[pyrophyte]

"I am appropriately relieved."

[liakoura]

"And he probably would have a hard time getting those weird Thiyecine herbs, around here, too. I don't think I liked them."

[pyrophyte]

"Hopefully he has learned to adjust."

[calescent]

"No, Aleko, Welchin seasonings are not 'just normal' such that everyone who can cook will be able to pick them up with no adjustment."

[pyrophyte]

[calescent]

"They taste normal to us because we are from Welce, Aleko. Ekador, what do you think of Welchin food so far?"

[pyrophyte]

"Not that strange, for the most part. I've had a few surprises, but mostly not unpleasant ones."

[liakoura]

"We went to Malinqua on a spice boat, there are probably normal Welchin spices all over the place in Malinqua."

[pyrophyte]

[liakoura]

"Maybe there are Malinquan spices in Welce too, I have no idea where spices come from, I just know that leaf there was in that breakfast Loel made us when we were at his Thiyec place tasted like soap."

[pyrophyte]

"Curious."

[calescent]

"I told you it didn't taste the same to me or Loel, I'm not sure why it tasted like that to you."

[pyrophyte]

"Even more curious," says Ekador.

[liakoura]

"Maybe he just actually got soap in my breakfast?" shrugs Aleko. "Anyhow, I'm glad we don't put soap or soapy herbs or whatever in our food around here."

[pyrophyte]

[calescent]

"I don't think he got soap in your breakfast. I don't know how to explain it."

[pyrophyte]

"Did you identify which herb was at fault?"