9th Trial of Ashan
718th Arc
718th Arc
The venue of choice had been the Knights Rest Inn and Tavern. It had not been Virikai’s first choice - originally the young lordling had wanted to treat Faith and her husband to the best. But the best turned out to be somewhere faith herself was a chef at. He believed it would be insulting to take her there, where she might not be fully at ease, so he had to settle for what was slated to be second best.
Entering the tavern ten bits earlier than he had told Faith to meet them, with Maebella’s hand clasped in his own, Virikai glance around, “Well if the food taste anything like it smells, this was certainly a good choice,” he murmured before smiling at the approaching hostess. He made no comment on the decor, which would have been enough of a hint for his future wife to infer that Virikai was not overly impressed, but was keen to be positive and avoid offending anyone. “I sent a missive a few trials ago requesting a table for four, under Talius?” The lordling asked.
“Yes, sir, please come this way,” the hostess directed them to a table to the side of the eatery - not quite as private as Virikai would have liked, but also not so secluded that he would appear as a snob to the people he was trying to acquaint himself with this evening. Even if he was a snob. “Would you like to order and wine while you wait for your companions, sir?”
The menu was passed to Virikai who glanced at it. Despite his upbringing, as well as being such close friends with the infamous Aranaz family, the Talius scion knew very little about wine. Oh, he could talk the talk, but that was as far as it went. He shared a brief glance with Maebella, who he knew was as clueless as him, before turning to the waitress with an air of confidence, deflecting the question back onto her with practiced ease. “This is our first chance to sample the delights of Scalvoris. What would you recommend for visitors?”
The recommendation, following a brief discussion about what they might eat - reds were suitable for dark meats, whites for fish and light meats - was a bottle of a relatively sweet white called Shimmering Koriel. It seemed to be a dichotomy, from what little Virikai thought he knew of wine, but he did not question it, though he hoped it wasn’t too sweet, remembering Maebella’s aversion to a similarly described wine at the Aranaz family estate. While they waited for the wine to arrive, Virikai asked, “You’ve met Faith before, I believe?”
Entering the tavern ten bits earlier than he had told Faith to meet them, with Maebella’s hand clasped in his own, Virikai glance around, “Well if the food taste anything like it smells, this was certainly a good choice,” he murmured before smiling at the approaching hostess. He made no comment on the decor, which would have been enough of a hint for his future wife to infer that Virikai was not overly impressed, but was keen to be positive and avoid offending anyone. “I sent a missive a few trials ago requesting a table for four, under Talius?” The lordling asked.
“Yes, sir, please come this way,” the hostess directed them to a table to the side of the eatery - not quite as private as Virikai would have liked, but also not so secluded that he would appear as a snob to the people he was trying to acquaint himself with this evening. Even if he was a snob. “Would you like to order and wine while you wait for your companions, sir?”
The menu was passed to Virikai who glanced at it. Despite his upbringing, as well as being such close friends with the infamous Aranaz family, the Talius scion knew very little about wine. Oh, he could talk the talk, but that was as far as it went. He shared a brief glance with Maebella, who he knew was as clueless as him, before turning to the waitress with an air of confidence, deflecting the question back onto her with practiced ease. “This is our first chance to sample the delights of Scalvoris. What would you recommend for visitors?”
The recommendation, following a brief discussion about what they might eat - reds were suitable for dark meats, whites for fish and light meats - was a bottle of a relatively sweet white called Shimmering Koriel. It seemed to be a dichotomy, from what little Virikai thought he knew of wine, but he did not question it, though he hoped it wasn’t too sweet, remembering Maebella’s aversion to a similarly described wine at the Aranaz family estate. While they waited for the wine to arrive, Virikai asked, “You’ve met Faith before, I believe?”
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8gn removed from ledger for bottle of wine.
The Ice Prince-