[8:04 PM] bREWlager: FORT IKKIGANE
[8:07 PM] bREWlager: After arriving at Fort Ikkigane, Leodin started setting up his things in the fort. It had been a while since he's been here, so he walked around the fort, just for memory's sake. He made his way up to the roof, looking across the landscape, both loving that he's in his home country, and hating what that means for him.
[8:10 PM] Amasuro: "Ah hey, Stormblade! Good to see ya," came a voice behind the man. Luna walks up from behind Leodin, carrying a large, wooden crate. It seems to be quite heavy in her arms.
[8:11 PM] bREWlager: He looks behind him. "Hello Queen Lunarea!" He bows. "Can I help you with that milady?"
[8:13 PM] Amasuro: "Thought you'd never ask!" Luna says, shoving the crate into his arms,almost too enthusiastically. Leodin would find that it was incredibly heavy.
[8:14 PM] bREWlager: "Oh," He readjusts his stance to hold the crate. "Um, what is this for milady?"
[8:16 PM] Amasuro: "Weapons, items, y'know, that kind of good stuff. Queen's like myself usually shouldn't be doing this kind of set up job, but my maids useless so someone has to do it."
Luna pointed towards the corner of the roof, dismissively, "now be useful and place it in that corner there. Thanks!"
[8:18 PM] bREWlager: He takes the crate over and sets it down. "Forgive me for questioning your methods, but... why do you need weapons on the roof?"
[8:21 PM] Amasuro: Luna shrugs, "I dunno, someone told me. There's probably like bows and stuff in there, or something."
She pointed towards the crate, "why don't you take a look?"
[8:23 PM] bREWlager: "...Since when do you take orders like that?"
[8:24 PM] Amasuro: "See, a wise and noble leader knows when to delegate certain tasks to other, more knowledgeable members of their company. This would be one such occasion."
[8:25 PM] bREWlager: Still questioning why Luna would just carry a crate and not know why, he opened up the crate.
[8:28 PM] Amasuro: Leodin finds a bunch of different sized swords inside.
[8:29 PM] bREWlager: He picks up one of the swords and just twirls it around in his hand. He turns back to Luna. "Wonder why these need to be on the roof."
[8:32 PM] Amasuro: "...Eh? Oh, I have no idea. That doesn't make any sense."
Luna puts her hands on her hips, with a confused look.
"You sure there isn't any bows at the bottom of that crate, or something?"
Spoiler alert, there isn't.
[8:33 PM] bREWlager: He searches for a bit but finds nothing else, what a surprise. "No, I don't see anything else..."
[8:34 PM] Amasuro: "...Oh. Oh no."
Luna turns around and sprints back off the roof.
[8:35 PM] bREWlager: He stops searching and sees that Luna isn't there. "What the..." He starts looks around for the queen. "Queen Lunarea...?"
[8:37 PM] Amasuro: Luna comes back within five minutes, struggling to carry one larger crate. Her arms seem to be shaking as she walks up onto the roof.
[8:38 PM] bREWlager: He takes the next crate and sets it down next to the first. "Okay, still trying to find a bow?"
[8:41 PM] Amasuro: She lets out a breather, "no, no, that one contains what I should have taken in the first place. Open it up!"
Leodin would find a collection of cannonballs inside the crate.
[8:42 PM] bREWlager: He opens the second one. "Um.. ok, there's cannonballs in here."
[8:44 PM] Amasuro: "Rooftop defenses, or something like that. I think they're carrying a cannon up here a bit later."
Luna leans along the sides of the roof.
"At least they didn't make me carry that up here."
[8:47 PM] bREWlager: "You let them tell the Queen of Freyzenwald what to do... I didn't think you'd actually let them do something like that."
[8:49 PM] Amasuro: "You're absolutely right, Stormblade. If you were there, I would have gotten you to carry it."
[8:52 PM] bREWlager: "I'm sure you would have, milady." He leans against the side of the roof as well.
[8:53 PM] Amasuro: Luna snapped her finger, "though now that I see your face, I feel like I'm forgetting something."
[8:54 PM] bREWlager: "Hm..." He takes his mask off. "Now you see my face."
[8:55 PM] Amasuro: "...Oh you know what I mean, Stormblade."
She glares at him.
[8:57 PM] bREWlager: He puts the mask back on. "Of course milady. I apologize."
[8:59 PM] Amasuro: She looks at him impatiently, "that was your cue to tell me what I had forgotten."
[9:00 PM] bREWlager: "Oh, uh... you have forgotten... where they put the cannon?"
[9:12 PM] Amasuro: "...What? I never knew where the cannon was in the first place, we just got here!"
[9:13 PM] bREWlager: "I.. I don't know what you've forgotten milady, I don't know your every thought."
[9:24 PM] Amasuro: "Well what was the last thing we talked about?"
[9:27 PM] bREWlager: "Last thing we talked about? Well... you came to my room in Yuki Jyorou before we left... it was for that competition between you and Auriel."
[9:29 PM] Amasuro: Her eyes light up suddenly, as he mentions the competition.
"...Oh yeeeeeeeeeeah! Hey, wait did that dumb fox do anything to you yet?"
[9:30 PM] bREWlager: "Do anything to me? No, I don't believe so."
[9:31 PM] Amasuro: "Well, good. So! Clearly, after seeing me carry these heavy crates up here, like the humble Queen I am, your opinion has changed?"
[9:33 PM] bREWlager: "Your majesty, this isn't a strength contest. It's not just things you can show me, or do for me, you need to think of something to do with me. Like I said, be creative."(edited)
[9:37 PM] Amasuro: "Oh yeah, I guess you said something like that...or something."
"...Wait, do with you? I wasn't really listening to you back then, but what does that even mean? You asking me out?"
[9:38 PM] bREWlager: His eyes widen from behind his mask. "O-of course not, milady. What we do is up to you."
[9:41 PM] Amasuro: "You're...asking me to do something with you...but its not a date, huh?"
Luna shrugged, "well, good. If you tried something like that, I'd cut your head off."
[9:43 PM] bREWlager: "I don't think your sister would be very happy if I had asked you that, milady."
[9:46 PM] Amasuro: "You'd have to be dealing with me before my sister, buddy."
[9:47 PM] bREWlager: Hm, doesn't seem too difficult. "Well that would be quite difficult."
[9:49 PM] Amasuro: "Oh you bet its difficult, buddy."
Luna sighed, "but I suppose I could try to be nice to you for one day, competition and all."
[9:50 PM] bREWlager: "Only try to? I'm sure it wouldn't be as bad if you actually admitted I'm your friend."
[9:52 PM] Amasuro: "Oh, you wish."
"Now the, how about your little...pseudo date then. I have an idea."
[9:53 PM] bREWlager: "Uh... right... you don't need to call it that. Have you ever heard of friends just... doing things together? They don't call it a pseudo date."
[9:54 PM] Amasuro: "They do when they word it like how you did. Besides, who wouldn't want to be jumping at the chance to go on a date with me?"
[9:55 PM] bREWlager: "I wouldn't... and just forget what I said then."
[8:42 PM] Amasuro: "Tssssssk, fine, fine, you're no fun."
Luna grins at him, before her eyes light up.
"Buuuuuuuuut, if its something creative you want, then its something creative you'll get! ...And please, don't have your mind go into the gutter, alright?"
[8:44 PM] bREWlager: "Don't worry milady, I'm the one trying to keep your mind from going there."
[8:51 PM] Amasuro: "Oh please. The mindset of a Queen does not work like that, you see."
Luna shook her head slightly at Leodin, "but, that is not important. I do have an idea, that I obvously have been thinking of for a long while now. An idea that will show my humble attitude, my sheer skill, and will dazzle and impress you. Are you excited?"
[8:53 PM] bREWlager: "Of course milady. I'm intrigued by your description..."
[8:55 PM] Amasuro: "I'm glad I have your interest. Now, come, as I grab your attention as well!"
Luna turns and ventures down the stairs, off the roof.
[8:56 PM] bREWlager: Leodin follows, very interested in what she has planned.
[9:01 PM] Amasuro: Luna guides Leodin down into the kitchen area, where she allows her self into. Despite small protests from the chefs inside that were silenced immediately.
"Are you a fan of cooking, Stormblade?"
[9:02 PM] bREWlager: "Well, I wouldn't call myself a cook... I'm not very skilled in that regard."
[9:12 PM] Amasuro: "Well good, because its not you that's cooking, its me. And guess what? Today is your lucky day, for the one and only Queen Lunarea will be cooking a dish just for you," Luna spoke with an elaborate bow. Behind her, a few chefs inside the room began whispering to each other, watching the scene in front of them.
"I didn't ask for commentary!" Luna suddenly shouted in their direction, prompting them to resume their duties.
[9:13 PM] bREWlager: He is visibly surprised. "Well, I'm delighted to hear that milady! Would you like to tell me what you'll be making, or shall it be a surprise?"
[9:24 PM] Amasuro: "Well can't have you abandon me completely. Why don't you find me some of your favourite ingredients, and I'll come up with something good."
I remember I saw this in one of those cooking competition things...
[9:37 PM] bREWlager: "Um.. ok..." He starts looking around and brings back some ingredients he remembered the rebellion's cooks using. There's some fish, some potatoes, and a few lemons. He has no clue what the queen plans to do with the ingredients, but he's interested to find out.
[9:41 PM] Amasuro: Luna spots the ingredients before smirking at Leodin, "hmph, I can see a rather easy meal to come out of this selection. Nonetheless, the best dishes need not be elaborate!"
She takes the ingredients from Leodin, before her hands begin to work, using a knife to skin and debone the fish given.
"Now then, I hope you are ready for the best meal of your life!"
[9:42 PM] bREWlager: "If you hold your cooking skills at such high esteem, then I'm sure I'll be amazed!"
[9:47 PM] Amasuro: "Of course you will. Anything created by yours truly is always amazing."
Luna spoke without looking up towards Leodin, cutting the fish into thin fillets.
"Why don't you take a seat? Can't rush the artist, now can you?"
[9:49 PM] bREWlager: "Of course your majesty." He takes a seat nearby, watching intently at what the queen is doing.
[10:03 PM] Amasuro: Luna resumes work on her dish, setting the fish off to the size before beginning on washing and peeling the potatoes.
"Fish, huh? Any reason why that's your favourite?"
[10:05 PM] bREWlager: "Just something familiar I suppose. Back when I was in the rebellion, the most common meat was fish. You won't find many land animals in Khlin big enough to continuously feed an army."(edited)
[10:12 PM] Amasuro: "Ah, tsk, tsk, I suppose. Fish is a rather easy meat to acquire."
Luna moved back to the counter, chopping and dicing the potatoes into small bits.
"I'm surprised the rebellion didn't even have access to chicken. I was always a fan of chicken."
[10:16 PM] bREWlager: "A few cities farther inland did, but I was normally near Intetsu, which is a bit closer to the sea."
[10:33 PM] Amasuro: "I thought Intetsu was the...laaaand of the Nobility...or something. Surprised you don't have the fancier meats in there."
[10:35 PM] bREWlager: "Oh, I apologize... I mean to say that I was normally near Intetsu when I was in the rebellion. Actually inside Intetsu is a much different story."
[10:50 PM] Amasuro: "I'd imagine."
...Yeah, right, he hates nobles. He hates those nobles. Don't slip your tongue up by accident.
Luna places the shredded potato inside a black cast pan, before slipping it inside a burning oven. She then removes a pouch filled with seasoning from her clothes before sprinkling the seasoning on top of the fish.
"You mind lighting that fireplace near you? Its on the floor over there." Luna asks, not looking up.
[2:26 PM] bREWlager: "Not at all, milady."
He finds a match and lights the fire for the queen.
[2:29 PM] Amasuro: "Thanks."
Luna grabs the plate of fish from the counter and walks over to where Leodin had lit the fire. Arranging a small grill on top of the firepit before it started fully, Luna proceeded to layer each fillet of fish along the top of the grill.
"Its a technique I learned from someone," she mumbled to herself.
[2:36 PM] bREWlager: "Did you learn that in your time away from Freyzenwald?"
[2:40 PM] Amasuro: "Yeah. I've actually seen this style of cooking around here in occasion, but never did I try food made in that style until I went abroad."
A small sizzling sound could be heard from the fire, as a fresh, spice-filled smell begins to waft through the room.
[2:45 PM] bREWlager: "If you don't mind me asking... where were you for all of those years after you were kidnapped?"
[2:47 PM] Amasuro: Luna looks up towards Leodin for a second, before turning her head back down to the fish.
"I joined a band of mercenaries. Why?"
[2:52 PM] bREWlager: "I guess I'm just curious about the most prominent woman in Freyzenwald... You met your husband while you were away, so it must have been an important part of your life."
[2:55 PM] Amasuro: "Heh. 'Tis a less...glamorous time in my life. But you're right, I do have a lot of fond memories of the time. A rather...ah, humbling experience, you could say."
[2:56 PM] bREWlager: "It's a shame you don't talk about it more often. I'm sure such a humbling story would be interesting to hear from a Queen."
[2:59 PM] Amasuro: "Tsk, oh you would be interested in listening to a humbling story, wouldn't you? Well, I'll keep that hidden for a while and keep up this little image of splendor."
She grinned at him, before standing up to return to the oven.
"Potatoes should be doooone...mmm, yep, done. Ah, that smells nice." She talks to herself from across the room.
[3:08 PM] bREWlager: "Indeed it does."
He tries to think about why the queen doesn't want to share her past, or any information really. Perhaps it's just the way she was born, perhaps she was raised that way, or perhaps something happened to her while she was away. He tries not to think about it too much as the meal starts to come to it's completion.
[3:13 PM] Amasuro: Luna places the skillet on a flat surface before hurrying over back to the fireplace, holding two plates.
"...Mmm, yeah, fish should be done too," she says with a whiff, "...juuust about, I think. Ah, right, the lemon. I forgot to use that."
She hurries back to the counter, cutting the lemon in half quickly before hurrying back towards the fire. Squeezing small bits of juice on top of the fish.
[3:18 PM] bREWlager: He walks over to where she's preparing the meal and smells the food.
"Ah.. smells delicious, milady."
[3:22 PM] Amasuro: Plating two fillets per plate, Luna brings both plates over back to the counter, where she proceeded to spoon out the shredded slices of baked potato beside each slice of fish. After a dash of black pepper, the Queen nodded at her own dish, before holding out one plate towards Leodin.
"Grilled fish and potatoes. A relatively simple dish, but I think it came out quite well."
[3:28 PM] bREWlager: Leodin takes the plate before sitting down to begin eating, of course waiting until the queen sat down as well.
[3:33 PM] Amasuro: Luna took a seat opposite Leodin with the other plate, and begins to smell her own food.
"Mmm, yeah, that's good. Well? Dig in there, Stormblade."
[3:34 PM] bREWlager: He nods before taking a bite of the fish.
"Very good, milady." he says after swallowing.
[3:54 PM] Amasuro: Luna takes a bite into her own dish, not responding to Leodin's comment with words. Instead, she just nods.
[3:57 PM] bREWlager: Leodin continues, not eating too quickly or too slowly.
Eventually he finishes the meal, and looks over to Luna for any reaction.(edited)
[4:00 PM] Amasuro: Luna seems to have been enjoying her meal happily, savouring it slowly instead of gulping down her food as she always did.
When she finally finished, Luna raised her head, "ah, sorry about that. What did you think?"
[4:01 PM] bREWlager: "Near perfection, milady." he says simply, even though he felt it was only average.
[4:09 PM] Amasuro: Luna nodded, "heh, thanks. Its a...recipe I learned abroad as well."
She removes the seasoning container she had used earlier from her outfit, "see this? Its a present."
[4:12 PM] bREWlager: "Oh? So you used it on this meal... Why is that?"
[4:19 PM] Amasuro: "Caaaause, this is for special occasions, you know? I think this is one of them."
She shook the container in front of him, before tucking it back in its pocket.
"Hope you don't get addicted to the taste, cause I ain't pulling it out often."
[4:21 PM] bREWlager: He gives a confused, yet thankful look, which is clear to see even with the mask.
"A special occasion? I didn't realize this contest meant that much to you."
[4:30 PM] Amasuro: "Heh, as you can see, I am very competitive."
She took the plate from Leodin and placed it on the counter.
"So? What are you thinking right now?" She asked over her shoulder.
[4:31 PM] bREWlager: "Hm? How do you mean?"
[4:33 PM] Amasuro: "Have you decided your...winner yet?"
[4:34 PM] bREWlager: "Well, I haven't seen Auriel yet, so it wouldn't be fair to decide so early."
[4:35 PM] Amasuro: "Hmph. Well alright. I'm interested in the results of this competition, then."
Luna places her hands in a bucket of water, washing off the oil, "not like I really care that much about the results, but I suppose its interesting enough."
[4:36 PM] bREWlager: He stands, walking back over to Luna.
"Really? Aren't you the one who said you'll never hear the end of it if she wins?"
[4:39 PM] Amasuro: "Oh, details, details. But in any case, I did enjoy lunch."
[4:41 PM] bREWlager: "As did I, milady. You made an excellent meal."
[4:42 PM] Amasuro: "Why, thank you, dear Stormblade."
She does a slight bow in his direction.
"But in any case, I should get back to work. I'll see you later, perhaps."
[4:43 PM] bREWlager: "Perhaps you will." he bows in return.
"You and Auriel will have to come find me when you're both ready to hear the results."
[4:44 PM] Amasuro: "Hmph, alright."
With a dismissive wave, Luna leaves the kitchen.
[4:46 PM] bREWlager: Leodin leaves the kitchen as well, heading back up to the roof.
[4:47 PM] Amasuro: ==End RP==
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