He saw what she was doing with the rest of the meat and pushed a couple of the packets of spices towards her, indicating that she was free to use them all to season the future-jerky. It would be a light seasoning in order to stretch over most of their catch, but better than the nothing that would have otherwise sufficed to sustain her. It gave the mushrooms time to cook down nicely in the meantime, and he finally moved to add water to the small pot before returning it to the fire. It would take a little while to boil, but they had time. And seasons of conversation to catch up on.
"Mmh. Today, we will be boiling," he assured her, eyes regaining some of their old twinkle at the growling of her stomach. "Half the mushrooms mixed with herbs to make the broth. Salt and pepper. Garlic and mint. Thyme and rosemary." He pointed to each spice packet as he named them. The rest of the mushrooms had been set aside in thin lengthwise slices with the paper-thin slices of pyrina he'd had her cut, waiting for the water to reach a boil.
Her question drew his head into a contemplative tilt as he considered it. "Mmh. Do you think Ancients are more different from humans than Fae or Mer?"
"Mmh. Today, we will be boiling," he assured her, eyes regaining some of their old twinkle at the growling of her stomach. "Half the mushrooms mixed with herbs to make the broth. Salt and pepper. Garlic and mint. Thyme and rosemary." He pointed to each spice packet as he named them. The rest of the mushrooms had been set aside in thin lengthwise slices with the paper-thin slices of pyrina he'd had her cut, waiting for the water to reach a boil.
Her question drew his head into a contemplative tilt as he considered it. "Mmh. Do you think Ancients are more different from humans than Fae or Mer?"
