Tried some bear stew. It was a little grizzly. (open)

[metaari]

WHO: Anyone who wants to show up
WHAT: Learn how to cook, eat food, drink, talk, be merry
WHEN: waves hands at the last weekend of Kingsway
WHERE: Camps just outside Skyhold
NOTES: Followup open log to this post

It's through travel with everyone recently that Metaari has come to realize that... well. There aren't a lot of battle chefs around. Not that he considers himself a chef, either, but at least he knows how to do a little more than stick meat over a fire. And now it's time to impart his knowledge on others so that they, too, may eat a little better when on the road. And, you know, assuming they aren't in such dire straits that they can afford to spend a little time pampering themselves.

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[gatheringstorm]

Deftly chopping as her grandmother taught her, Korrin glances over with raised eyebrows upon hearing that. "Merrick's clan? What were they like, the ones who didn't all join us in one feel swoop?"

She's a little curious about the clan, given that several of her friends are from it...though she'd wonder about the welcome a qunari would receive. So there's some concern mixed in with that curiosity as well, for Metaari's sake.

[metaari]

Metaari pauses for a second and rubs at the back of his neck, frowning down at the food as he tries to think of the most... diplomatic answer he can possibly think of. "The Asharas... are..."

His words are slow, deliberate.

"Very... Dalish."

That's... that's an answer, right?

[gatheringstorm]

That gets a wry, sympathetic smile from Korrin. "That means 'extremely traditional and not at all thrilled about outsiders', doesn't it? It's okay, you don't have to be diplomatic. I get why they'd be like that, but still, that can't be easy to deal with it firsthand."

For all the issues that might arise with Araceli being a rifter, at least an unwelcoming family wouldn't be one of them.

[metaari]

He's still quiet for a moment, lips pursed together slightly. "It got a bit more... awkward than the simple 'they don't want outsiders here' sort of thing."

Metaari finally lets out a faint, almost amused laugh as he shakes his head. "Word about my relationship with Merrick spread very... very quickly. The matching split tooth necklaces around our necks were a popular talking point.

[gatheringstorm]

"And then Merrick told them to fuck off, I bet." Korrin flashes a grin at that, knowing what she does about both his devotion and sense of tact. "In the end, it's only his opinion that matters, anyway."