The Thousand Year Dynasty
19. Warm Banquet
"This is a new party" said Aksa then after all the food has been fully prepared.
Lined three containers of wide pottery containing meat with a tempting look. Two small pottery bowls containing pickles and light brown sauces, then a medium potty jar containing clear-colored soup showing vegetables and meat bones inside.
"It's the first time we've seen food like this. Is this an Azazure speciality food?" Ask Nata later.
"Oh, not all. Because we are nomads who travel from east to west, south to north, so we learned a lot about making food from different regions" Fatima said politely.
"Well, so this is food from all over the world?" This time it was Aksa who asked while waiting for a girl who handed out a pottery plate.
"Only the north and south of the land, not until the whole world" said Fatima, who then covered Lumire with a crisp laugh.
"Is this grill meat? Did you add anything to it while baking it? Because our venison this afternoon was clearly not this delicious" asked Nata when he began eating one of the meat in a wide pottery container with leaves.
"True, this is the cuisine of the Quna tribe in the south. They soak the meat with warm water containing the leaves of the herb before then roasting it" explained Fatima again.
"Feeling from the south? Didn't you live in the south of the princess? Why your cooking is not this delicious" said Aksa who was immediately replied with a sharp gaze from Lucia.
"Son didn't know it was lucky" said Jean who looked angry.
"Do you sell ingredients to cook this food?" Ask Nata later.
"Not all of us sell, but we have our own"
"Can we see him after this?"
"You're intrigued by ingredients for cooking? You are strange young men" said Fatima who this time responded to a small laugh by some women behind the middle-aged woman.
"Everyone has their own favorite Fatima" this time Lumire said.
"That's natural, because they're not real men" this time Jean interrupted.
"It doesn't matter to us not to be considered a real man, as long as we can eat good food every day" replied Aksa who then fed her gnarled meat.
"Well, after this I'll show you"
"Thank you"
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"You guys seem very diverse. So where's this group of yours going?" Lumire asked when they had finished eating. Aksa and Nata were cool on one of the trains behind with the women.
"We are going to Dyms" replied Lucia who began to follow the others sitting around the bonfire.
"What do I need to know if I can?" Lumire asked in an anxious tone. "Because since the king died two months ago the kingdom of Estrinx is in a civil war. It's so fucked up in there. What else is his kotaraja" he explained later while blowing tobacco ashtrays out of his mouth.
"Oh, king Estros died two months ago?" Lucia was a little surprised.
"really. According to bird news, he was poisoned while holding a royal dinner" explained Lumire who made Lucia pause for a moment. As if imagining something.
"Thank you for your attention, Mr. Lumire. Our goal in Dyms was to meet the Oracle. We will try to avoid the city then" Lucia replied then politely.
"It turns out from these materials there are some that Lily often collects" said Aksa suddenly who just came to join them.
"It's lucky to have Mr. Lumire overhauled" Nata said this time as he sat around the campfire.
"You can come with us if you want" Lumire said with a laugh.
"Where are you going after this Mr Lumire?" Nata asked later.
"We will head to the city of Garya in the Elbrasta region five days to the northwest. Maybe we were there for a month before continuing south" Lumire explained.
"Oh, it's a pity that we're going north, to the Oracle village" Aksa replied lethargicly.
"And I want to talk about trade and the territory of this plain. Yes, but we have to go north" this time Nata said sluggishly.
"The two of you are indeed interesting young men" Lumire said with a laugh, "are you going to Dyms for a pilgrimage?" Tanya Lumire added.
"No. We are not going on pilgrimage. We had a need to meet him" This time Lucia replied.
"Oh, I thought you were Istar"
"What is Istar?" Ask Nata to Aksa.
"Sort of religion" whispered Aksa later.
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The next morning they say goodbye to each other and then part ways.
"When it is possible to stay away from cities and towns of commerce in the central region" Lumire added a message to Lucia as they began to get ready to leave.
"Okay, Mr. Lumire, I will remember that. We will circle the central region of the kingdom" Lucia replied understand.
"Once again I thank you, for helping my sister and my wolf" Selene said, bowing short. While it appeared his wolf was still lying on a small wagon in the back.
"Thank you for saving me and Popo" this time Andele said in a small bow.
"Hopefully we can meet again huh" Lucia said then responded.
"Receive this. In the north the air is cold, only with clothes like that you will quickly get sick" said Fatima this time who gave a roll of animal skin, which when opened is a thick fur coat.
"But this is too much" said Lucia when she found the Azzure traveller gave 9 fur coats to them.
"Have accepted it" Lumire said later.
"Yes take it" this time Aksa chimed in.
Lucia stared intently at Aksa, who then began to say to Lumire. "Thank you, Mr. Lumire, you are a really good person. May you always be well and in the protection of the gods."
"You guys, take good care of yourself, and hopefully we can meet again"
Then Aksa and Nata left the Azzur traveling group to the northeast.
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