[Northern Wilds] Hot Soup! (Lusa & Kreig - OPEN to CE)

[Lusa]

Lusa listened as Andalusia explained the situation, sort of. What was she so nervous bout, she wondered? Perhaps she was just very shy? In any case, Lusa was glad to see her. She listened to the fishy-smelling woman booming her wares at them, and silently approved of Kreig's choice. The salmon looked good, and it would likely poach well in whatever kind of soup they were going to make.

"I'd be happy to lend you the use of my cooking pot, so long as I can suggest a few more ingredients for the soup!" She said. Fish did not disagree with her stomach nearly so much as red meat did, and she would happily pitch in some more ingredients to improve the soup. "Water and fish alone doesn't make a very good soup, I'd say. Why don't you let me pick out a few vegetables, hm?"

[Andalusia]

"Comin' right up lad," the woman beamed them a triumphant grin as she picked up three medium-sized salmons and slapped them onto her wooden chopping board, sending even more fish juice splattering onto their faces. Andalusia wiped her chin with her wrist and chuckled uncomfortably. She grabbed a large knife from underneath her stall, stained and a little rusty around the top, but clean and sharp along the cutting edge. She was obviously very experienced, as her skillful hands quickly removed the fish's scales and cut the them all in half, carefully removing their spines. She prepared to throw away the heads and fins, when she stopped and turned to them and asked, "Ah, do yeh wan' to keep them heads and tails?" Andalusia stared at the pieces for a moment, and remembered Dante. "Y-Yes, please," she nodded vigorously. The woman grinned and kept the fish parts set aside. With her knife, she briskly cut the fishes into neat, even-sized chunks. "'Ere yeh go," she smiled graciously, wrapping the fish bits and fish parts separately, and then combining them together into one - neat and tied up with string. "Thank you," Andalusia replied with a warm smile, taking the package from the woman. She eyed Kreig as he paid for the fish, and felt a little guilty that he had to be the one to pay. She searched for the presence of her money pouch, usually a little heavy and hanging on one side of her waist. It was nowhere, of course. She sighed, making a mental note to sell some meat and game tomorrow or later on. The trio walked down the Commons, looking at the different stalls, while Lusa began to speak. "I'd be happy to lend you the use of my cooking pot, so long as I can suggest a few more ingredients for the soup!" the Kelvic said, and Andalusia's insides instantly warmed up with excitement and happiness. "Of course," she replied softly, nodding in approval. "Water and fish alone doesn't make a very good soup, I'd say. Why don't you let me pick out a few vegetables, hm?" the young girl added. Andalusia thought for a moment, and wondered - she hasn't got the money, and making Kreig pay for more things would be quite impolite, wouldn't it? But she decided to go through with it; vegetables would be a real treat right now. "A-And some spices too, would be... nice," she gave her another approving nod, and smiled as they made their way to a cluster of stalls stocked high with many different fruits and vegetables, as well as some spices on the side. Perfect.

[Kreig Messer]

"Thank you Ma'am"He said as he payed the appropriate amount for the fish, when Lusa agreed for the use of her pot in exchange that she pick the vegetables for the 'Might be best, I don't know well enough which vegetables would be suited for making soup....' He though as he recalled his cooking experiances....safe to say there was none such experiance.

"Agreed Lusa, and while were at it..... How about we purchase some pastry delights for desert?" He thought, quickly recounting that Anda was eyeing such treats moments earlier 'If we're all going ot be friends, being thoughtful of what they possibly wanted is a good thing'.

[Lusa]

Lusa grinned as they allowed her to choose the vegetables for the soup. She had just the ones in mind, too! She practically skipped between several vendors, poking and sniffing this and that, weighing the produce in her small hands. Only the best for her new friends would be acceptable! First, her hands landed on a pile of lovely ripe peppers; they ranged between a trio of colors, bright red, yellow, and green. She procured one of each, as well as one smaller pepper than was a dark, foresty green. She sniffed it and the scent tingled in her nose; this would add heat to their dish! She also picked up a couple potatoes, an onion, and a bit of garlic; with her arms full she returned to Andalusia and Kreig, eying the spices. Such things were a bit expensive, but it would be worth the cost to have a hearty meal. She acquired a tiny amount of both cumin and chili powder.

[Andalusia]

"I-Is that all, shall w-we go?" Andalusia turned to the Kelvic with excitement, her eyes scanning the Castle Commons, taking note of the thinning crowd. "What time is it?" she wondered, turning her head left and right for any signs of twilight, but the sun was still high up in the sky. "A lot of people must be going to the tavern around this hour," she shrugged, gravitating towards the pastry stall, her eyes gluing onto the little sugary cakes that made her eyes water from their intoxicating sweet scents.

Licking her lips, she closed in on the store and eyed the steaming loaves of bread and the pastries of varying shapes and sizes. But her eyes continued to shift towards the cup-shaped baked goods that had large dollops of white icing on top of them. "H-How much for those?" she turned to the vendor, another blonde woman, though much younger than the other one they had encountered. "They're new, haven't even tried 'em yet. Ma' husband made it. Name a price," she said simply, moving to entertain another customer who was already holding two loaves of her bread to buy. Andalusia turned towards her companions and raised her right brow at them, "So... Do we, or..." she giggled, smirking wryly.

OOCSorry, it's so short! I'm not sure what to write, but this is just to get us going. Hope it's alright!

[Kreig Messer]

"Lets purchase them" Kreig asked as he looked at the delectable looking delights " Excuse me, Ma'am?" Kreig call out to the woma manning the pastry stall, Her head turning slight with a glare, as she was currently busy with another customer "Um....Never mind "Kreig said, not wanting to earn the woman's ire.

After a few moments she returned and looked at Kreig "Alright luv, what can I 'elp you with" She said, slightly impatient.

"Ah well, its about these pastries Ma'am" Kreig said politely "We'd like to buy them for 5 Mizas please"

"A'right then, more than I'd probably pay for but its your money" She said gathering the pastry delights and placing in them on a rough cloth, gently covering the pastries and secured it tightly with a string tied around it " 'ere you go love" She said, giving Kreig the Pastry while receiving 5 mizas in return "Do come again" She said with a small smile before attending to another customer