Alessandro eventually arrived with our first course after I held my tongue for a while and she sat quietly watching me. A lighter portion involving seafood - in this case Sea Bass - and assorted vegetables that this server called Ceviche.
Once again, I'm forced to witness how much humans rely on citrus for their meals, but Kyrie didn't seem to have a problem. I guess growing up in this world it might be gotten used to, but a month has not done me much good.
Still, I was grateful for the interruption, needing a distraction to process my feelings. The first bite reminded me of sashimi, so I got used to it quickly enough.
As we ate, she asked a few thoughtful questions about my former life. What the kingdom was like, about fox shifter society in general, and about my role in the courts. I found myself answering more freely than I'd intended between spoonfuls, even after changing focus to the second course's Roasted Butternut Squash soup.
