ushernet Chapter 850: Dinner Dates (1)
Chapter 850: Dinner Dates (1)
Chapter 850: Dinner Dates (1)
Aethisia PoV
When the younger Bearkin returned with a vase I happily took it from her and began to ensure the flowers were situated just right inside of it, going as far as to trim them down myself so that they fit perfectly.
Gertrude finished her own work with the bull and whispered something to her daughter, who nodded and went into the back to clean up before heading out of the butchery completely, but not before giving me a quizzical look over when she thought I couldn't see her.
The moment that we were left alone Gertrude clenched the handle of her heavy, very sharp cleaver and stared me straight on, making me grin as I laid the vase on the table between us and looked at her from over the beautiful array.
"What is it that you want, Aethisia?"
I made my way over to the keg of beer and leaned on it, listening to the wonderful liquid inside slosh around as it shifted beneath my weight and collecting my thoughts before saying "What I want, Gertrude, is a way to make money doing something I'm both good at and something I want to do. I like hunting, and I like supporting people. Someone at the market wished me luck when I took this offer of yours, did you know that? And it wasn't a friendly 'good luck' either..."
The Bearkin grit her teeth a little at that and continued to stare at me, confirming that something had happened between her and one of the last adventurers slash mercenaries that had accepted her offer of work, something that made me a bit sad even if I knew that was how any world was going to work.
Since her tone wasn't heavy and making it overly clear that she wanted me to go, I leaned against the keg once more and watched as she relaxed her grip on that cleaver, her gaze turning back down towards the carcass as she appraised the ribs that had started this whole thing.
"I suppose it does. Very well then. Don't get your hopes up, buck; it's dinner and drinks, that's it. You're heading home afterwards, got that?"
"Whatever the lady desires~!"
She let out a soft snort at that, and I continued to watch as she began to prepare the ribs for however it was that she was going to cook them... which made me worry a little bit since they should need a few hours to get tender and executed perfectly...
"Finally realizing that ribs aren't a 'simple' and 'relaxing' meal to ask me to make? If you weren't forgoing the rest of the carcass I would have asked you to pay me for this..."
That got a wry smile from me, and soon we were chatting quietly as she got what she needed for right now before storing the rest of it inside of a fascinating discovery: this world had a freezer, which of course made sense since magic existed and all that, but still, seeing her open up a door that led into a very cold room where she stored everything else was certainly something.
Mother truly did spoil me so much with her insane abilities that I just kinda forgot that there were going to be technical marvels made real via magic in this world... but after a few moments I returned to chatting with the muscle mommy as I slowly chipped away at her rather reserved self, getting her to talk about why she started a butchery and all that so that I could learn about her.