Nothing too ambitious. I'm hoping if I keep it simple, it'll mean a higher chance of success. For starters, d'you know of any cooks in Kirkwall that can do some passable Antivan food?
Mm. I have never been to Antiva, so I can only trust the opinions of others when it comes to what is passable. But Bindo Fiorensi told me that Chola Arcimboldo at the Twin Bears makes gnocchi and a fish chowder that tastes exactly like his grandmother's.
Oh, aye? That's a start. She is partial to a fish chowder. But you can't tell her I told you that--confidential information and all. Which is also why it'll be difficult to get her down to the Bears, if that ends up being the choice.
No. Which will help with the part where it's a surprise but not, I'm afraid, the difficulty. I was thinking, maybe pay a cook to come to the Gallows and set it all up here. But she might hate that more.
You think so? [ A considering hum. ] You could do it in one of the nice rooms at the tops of the towers. The ones for the fancy guests we never get. That would be out of the way without you having to bring a stranger into places that have her things or anything important in them.
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—but of course I am joking. Anything for you, absolutely for free.
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I'm trying to organize a surprise for Yseult. A nice surprise.
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What are you thinking?
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Is it a special occasion? I mean, will she be expecting something from you that day already?
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