@hungrychef continued from here
“Ah, that is...” Why is it that all the company he kept had to be so... dazzlingly bright? He didn’t have it in him to disappoint such a hopeful friend, even if it was a matter of survival. It would be an injustice in its own right, and he simply could not allow that.
“Are you certain that the extracts are... safe to consume? Raw elemental energy could be dangerous for the body. Especially in such a pure state...” Unfortunate thoughts crowded his mind. Freezing from the inside or bursting into flame... He’d read that very same book cover to cover before lending it, but still wasn’t entirely sure this was even a safe venture. Silently, he offered up a prayer to whatever god might be listening. Though, with the present state of the harbor in mind, he wasn’t optimistic that anyone would even hear such a thing. What a tragic end...
“Very well... Perhaps just a small taste.” There was no avoiding it. This was where his flame finally burned out. How fleeting it was. His best chance would be with the Hydro extract. Maybe his patron Archon would take pity on him. In hindsight, he probably should have directed his prayers there. Well... There was nothing to be done about it now. Wait... Now there was an idea...
“Actually... I have a wonderful idea! I’ll look forward to the dish much more if I know I’m not wasting all your hard earned ingredients, so why don’t you give me the Hydro-aligned dish, while saving that of the Pyro element for yourself? As for the Cryo mage extract... We could save it for someone more attuned to that sort of thing? Someone who likes cold meals... That won’t be hard to find for you, surely? You must have patrons like that.” Perfect.
