24.Oct.22, 03:13 AM
K'dar managed a smile as he nodded. "I know... it's just hard sometimes. I've been trying to remind myself to just focus on what I can." If he was a bit more honest with himself all of that work had been good for keeping himself distracted. Maybe one day he wouldn't need it, and to that end at least Tiberuth seemed to think he'd been doing better.
Thankfully, Lassalla also thought that disaster planning could wait, and he was glad to push that off as long as possible for now. K'dar took a seat next to her, taking the occasional small nibble from his plate as he listened to her talk about her children, chuckling softly when she mentioned her oldest enjoying getting ferried about by a Weyrleader. "I'm sure Tiberuth would put on quite the dramatic show of it too just for her. Complete with roars and all."
He figured the thought of new spices would probably catch her interest, especially after he'd gotten her that recipe book as a gift. The mention of the heat and preservation made him brighten. "Oh! Lord Habraxel, over in Igen Hold, has some sort of ice house shaped a bit like a bee hive. It gets cold enough to make ice in there." K'dar had no idea how it worked, he hadn't wanted to get too off track with that quick meeting he'd had with the man. He wasn't even sure if the Lord knew how the structure worked for that matter. "I'm sure we'll still have plenty of dried and salted things though, I'll probably find a new spice and herb mix for my smoked fish. Maybe I'll try drying some venison."
The thought of trying to expand his own recipes made him smile a bit. "You know, it wasn't until you were interested in my camping recipes that I started to try and make them better and do more with them. So I guess I should thank you for that. I don't think I would have even thought about the spices otherwise." K'dar finished off the last little piece of fish on his plate and added, "Hopefully I can find some time to go fishing after the move. I might just have to do a nice trip before it opens up."
Now that he thought about it, hadn't Lassalla mentioned wanting to go camping at some point? He turned to her, head tilted curiously as he asked, "Did you want to go too? Could be a last little vacation right before we get busy in the new Weyr."
Thankfully, Lassalla also thought that disaster planning could wait, and he was glad to push that off as long as possible for now. K'dar took a seat next to her, taking the occasional small nibble from his plate as he listened to her talk about her children, chuckling softly when she mentioned her oldest enjoying getting ferried about by a Weyrleader. "I'm sure Tiberuth would put on quite the dramatic show of it too just for her. Complete with roars and all."
He figured the thought of new spices would probably catch her interest, especially after he'd gotten her that recipe book as a gift. The mention of the heat and preservation made him brighten. "Oh! Lord Habraxel, over in Igen Hold, has some sort of ice house shaped a bit like a bee hive. It gets cold enough to make ice in there." K'dar had no idea how it worked, he hadn't wanted to get too off track with that quick meeting he'd had with the man. He wasn't even sure if the Lord knew how the structure worked for that matter. "I'm sure we'll still have plenty of dried and salted things though, I'll probably find a new spice and herb mix for my smoked fish. Maybe I'll try drying some venison."
The thought of trying to expand his own recipes made him smile a bit. "You know, it wasn't until you were interested in my camping recipes that I started to try and make them better and do more with them. So I guess I should thank you for that. I don't think I would have even thought about the spices otherwise." K'dar finished off the last little piece of fish on his plate and added, "Hopefully I can find some time to go fishing after the move. I might just have to do a nice trip before it opens up."
Now that he thought about it, hadn't Lassalla mentioned wanting to go camping at some point? He turned to her, head tilted curiously as he asked, "Did you want to go too? Could be a last little vacation right before we get busy in the new Weyr."