A family banquet, less extravagant than the feast at the Hall of Oaths, yet it radiated a certain warmth.
Steam bubbled vigorously from the copper pot as fresh ingredients tumbled in the boiling water.
The main dish was a spicy hot pot. However, with the White Tower Master and the Second Princess visiting, Shiayar ultimately felt it inappropriate to bring out the large crucible he used for alchemy.
The side dishes were a collection of foods unfamiliar to Isadella and Silvia, which Shiayar described as his hometown cuisine.
To Isadella and Silvia, this naturally meant they were specialty dishes from the snowy plains of The North.
Only Enola looked at Shiayar with suspicion.
"I'm also from Ceylon; why have I never seen these cooking methods before?"
